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Upcoming Supreme Court decisions & stopping Trump's authoritarianism

1 week ago | kalw.org | Rose Aguilar |Nina Kissinger

On this edition of Your Call, we continue to open the lines to get your thoughts on this political moment with Lisa Graves, author of the forthcoming book, Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights.
Social service advocates slam Governor Newsom's proposed budget cuts

3 weeks ago | kalw.org | Rose Aguilar |Nina Kissinger

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the drastic social service cuts included in Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget, which threaten to leave hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Californians including people with disabilities, immigrants, and the elderly, without essential healthcare.
Biden's aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis, testing & treatment

1 month ago | kalw.org | Rose Aguilar |Nina Kissinger

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss Former President Biden’s advanced prostate cancer diagnosis. Since announcing his illness, President Biden has been met with widespread speculation and unfounded claims despite the fact that he was following standard screening guidelines during his presidency, which advise PSA screening to be stopped for men over the age of 70 (Biden is currently 82).
Trump strips Afghans and Venezuelans of deportation protections

1 month ago | kalw.org | Rose Aguilar |Nina Kissinger

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss Trump's inhumane and discriminatory deportation policies. The same day the Trump Administration welcomed a group of 49 white South Africans to the US, they terminated temporary protected status for over 9,000 Afghan refugees. Yesterday, the Supreme Court allowed the administration to end temporary protected status granted by the Biden administration for over 350,000 Venezuelans.
Native American scholars discuss Trump's second term

1 month ago | kalw.org | Rose Aguilar |Nina Kissinger

On this edition of Your Call, Native American historians discuss this political moment and Trump's second term as he quickly moves to whitewash US history. A few weeks ago, Trump said he would no longer recognize Indigenous People’s Day and would instead "bring Columbus Day back from the ashes." He also brought a portrait of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, back to the Oval Office.