19 episodes
Your Call Rose Aguilar
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- Society & Culture
KALW's call-in show: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
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Climate change is increasing the risk of deadly landslides
Up to half of downtown Juneau, AK is at moderate to severe risk of landslides, but without adequate resources to address the problem, some residents want to ignore it.
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San Francisco jails have reached a crisis point
Mission Local's Joe Eskenazi reports jails have grown chaotic due to overcrowding, understaffing, and inmates with substance abuse and mental health disorders.
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The credit card industry's manipulative tactics to keep people in debt
Conversations about credit card debt are often framed as a result of personal choices, but major credit card companies use manipulative tactics to keep people in debt.
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The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
In his new book, "Everyone Who is Gone is Here," Jonathan Blitzer tells the history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the southern border. What will it take to passing humanitarian reforms?
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The link between extreme heat and preterm birth
Maternal health disparities in the US largely stem from systemic racism and are worsening due to climate change, according to a new report from Vox, Grist, and The 19th.
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LA Times exposes possible radioactive dumping around the Bay Area
A recent investigation reveals how the former chemical company Stauffer may have dumped thousands of tons of industrial waste at several East Bay parks.