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The jobs report for April showed stronger job creation and a four-year low in the unemployment rate, sending stocks soaring. But the monthly numbers, while encouraging, are bound to be revised. That suggests that perhaps we're paying too much attention to them.
Melissa Block talks to political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor at the National Review. They discuss jobs numbers, and Guantanamo.
California is in the midst of an effort to bring its prison population down, as ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court. California Gov. Jerry Brown has submitted a new plan to further reduce the number of inmates. But he's still striking a defiant tone toward the courts — saying he's done enough to address overcrowding concerns.
The stock market rallied on Friday after a better-than-expected jobs report. The Labor Department said employers added 165,000 jobs to payrolls in April. The unemployment rate ticked down to 7.5 percent.
Border agents will now have to make sure a student visa is valid before allowing a foreign student into the country.
Episode 224: The Cotton Wars
"They keep coming to the table ... always bitching and complaining." —Dahlin Hancock, Texas cotton farmer, on the Brazilians.
And we hear why U.S. taxpayers are paying Brazilian cotton growers nearly $150 million a year.
This show originally ran in 2011, near the beginning of our quest to make a Planet Money t-shirt. We're re-playing it now because we just re-launched the t-shirt project.
If you want a Planet Money t-shirt, visit our Kickstarter page. We had more about the project in our most recent podcast, The Planet Money T-Shirt Is Finally (Almost) Here.
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev's death certificate says he suffered "gunshot wounds of torso and extremities" and "blunt trauma to [the] head and torso."
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Donning a cowboy hat, a guitar and little else, the Naked Cowboy has made a name for himself among New York tourists. But there's plenty of free spirit (and cash) to spread around: Fellow naked cowboys and cowgirls pay for a chance to make a buck under his brand.
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It's been 70 years since the letters of John Pryor were understood in their full meaning. That's because as a British prisoner of war in Nazi Germany, Pryor's letters home to his family also included intricate codes that were recently deciphered by codebreakers for the first time since the 1940s.
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A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed five members of the U.S. Army Saturday, according to military officials.In a separate incident, a member of the Afghan National Army turned his weapon on coalition troops, killing two Americans.
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While Mexican immigration to the U.S. has slowed in recent years, the number of Central Americans heading north has been on the rise. Last year, the number of illegal border-crossers caught from countries other than Mexico, mainly from Honduras and El Salvador, hit nearly 100,000 — more than double the year before.
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This week, where’s immigration enforcement in the ongoing conversation around reform? And, we speak to two key Latino congressmen shaping immigration legislation from inside the House. Finally, the winner of the 2012 Pulitzer for theater talks about the long shadow cast by war over a Puerto Rican family in Philadelphia.
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This week, we look into immigrants in solitary confinement. Is it necessary, and how is it being handled? Then, a group of fourth graders travel from California to Washington, DC, to demand that their classmate, Rodrigo Guzman, be allowed back into the United States. And, the Associated Press announced it will stop using the term “illegal immigrant.” So is this news or is it noise? Finally, we get a peek inside the tempestuous relationship between Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, in their own words.
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First up: securing the U.S-Mexico border is still the top priority in immigration reform. But how much more needs to be done? Then, we bring you an update on what’s happening in Washington around new immigration policy and the groups shaping policy from the ground. And we hear about Obama’s new Latino Labor Secretary nominee, Thomas Perez. Finally, a review on David Riker’s new immigration film, “The Girl.”
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Come with us to Guatemala and hear about the many indigenous women there who are involved in clashes with multinational mining companies that they say threaten their way of life. Then travel back to the US to Texas, where an all-girl conjunto group got their groove back. And speaking of grooves—we bring you a taste of Helado Negro and his new record, Invisible Life.
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New Mexico has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in the country, so on today’s show we focus on the problem of drug addiction in the Land of Enchantment. We hear about how cultural practices are helping new addicts break old habits. We also talk to professor Angela Garcia about the link between poverty and drug abuse, and then we hear a poet’s take on poverty and drugs in his community.
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How will the influence of the Latino vote extend past elections? What other issues will Latinos influence besides immigration? We speak to Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino and Jennifer Korn of Hispanic Leadership Network to find out more. Remember our piece about abuse inside Willacy detention center? We have an update. And then we take you to Haiti and we hear from a young immigrant deported to Haiti and finding his new life as a musician.
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This week we take you back to Cuba and share some stories we’ve aired in the past about the experiences of two of Cuba’s minorities: Afro-Cubans and gays. We start in Havana and take a look about how racism affects black Cubans and then hear from two Cuban lesbians talk about their life out of the closet on the island. Then we share the sounds of hip-hop as told through Telmary Diaz, a musician that focuses on her experience as a Cuban woman.
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Meet the woman behind the bench—we bring you an intimate interview with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and we hear short excerpts from her new memoir, My Beloved World. Then we stay in the Bronx and learn about Los Seis del Sur, or the Six From the South (of the Bronx, that is), a group of photographers who aren’t afraid to capture the good, the bad and the ugly before their lens. Then we say goodbye to a great lady—Dolores Prida, Cuban American writer and the Dorothy Parker of East Harlem, who passed away on the eve of the presidential inauguration. Buen viaje, Dolores! You will be missed.
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Here it is again, immigration reform charging through the halls of Congress and even coming at us from the White House, as a group of Senators dubbed the “Gang of Eight” presented a bipartisan proposal for immigration reform. And POTUS wasn’t far behind—he unveiled his own plans 24 hours later. But how do these proposals differ? And will they work? We speak to New York Timesreporter Julia Preston, and then to a DREAMer about both proposals. Then we take you to the heart of the Evangelical movement: we hear about one of its most charismatic leaders, Samuel Rodriguez.
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This week, Latino USA guest host Felix Contreras talks to News Taco’s Victor Landa for a round up on prominent Latinos in entertainment, politics and religion; Then, we follow-up on the state of Ethnic Studies in U.S education. And we talk to the lead vocalist of Piñata Protest, fusing punk with traditional Mexican music. Finally, we pay tribute to Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes who died recently at age 94.
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This week, we dedicate the entire show to the challenges that Latino youth face when dealing with mental health issues like anxiety, depression, peer pressure, and relationships. We hear the stories of three young Latinos coping with their culture while surviving the ups-and-downs of adolescence. But where do young Latinos turn for support? UC Davis professor Dr. Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola helps us put things in context.
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This week, we break down the media’s coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing: what was news and what was noise? Then, domestic workers learn some handy mediating skills. And, meet Claudia Lopez, a Latina mountain climber, photographer, and a giver. Finally, an interview with Chilean director Andrés Wood about “Violeta Went to Heaven,” a film on the life of iconic folklorist Violeta Parra.
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This week, with U.S immigration reform talks underway, we look at Mexico and its place in the discussion. Then, a look at violence and human rights abuses in Mexico, where women are often targets. And a commentary from a Mexican-American in Mexico City, a pocho in chilangolandia. Finally, the San Francisco Girls’ Chorus premieres “Santos” in California.
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A newly cleaned painting in the Vatican, which dates to 1494, may be the first European depiction of Native Americans. The painting had been largely ignored for more than 500 years.
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On this day in 1953, Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer for fiction for "The Old Man And The Sea." You know, the book you pretended to read in high school. I don't know how you bluffed your way through that essay, either. But as an adult, you'd most likely appreciate the book's straightforward writing style and symbolism.
You'd also appreciate a look into Papa's home in Key West. He lived at this gorgeous estate between 1931 and 1940, where it served as stomping grounds for his circle of friends (including Marlene Dietrich, of all people) and a six-toed cat.
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