MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12.

PROGRAM # 6827 12:00 PM PT

HARVEST OF EMPIRE. How does the U.S. reap what it sowed in Latin America? A new documentary explores the direct correlation between centuries of U.S. armed intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean and today’s immigration crisis. This is an interview with one of the film’s producer’s, on the day of its screening in San Francisco.

Guest: Juan González, Author of book Harvest of Empire, Co-host of Democracy Now!, and columnist at New York Daily News, New York, NY; Wendy Thompson-Marquez, Co-producer, Empire of Harvest, San Francisco, CA, www.harvestofempiremovie.com.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13.

PROGRAM # 6828 12:00 PM PT

IMMIGRATION EDITION: A NEW PANORAMA. After Barack Obama’s re-election, what are the possibilities for immigration reform in 2013? Immigration attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this edition from Chicago, interviewing policy analysts and answering listeners’ questions about the do’s and don’ts of applying for residency and naturalization.

Guest: Marielena Hincapie , Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center (NILC), Los Ángeles, CA, www.nilc.org.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14.

PROGRAM # 6829 12:00 PM PT

NEW CONGRESS. More Latinos will travel to Washington in January to represent their communities in the United States Congress than ever before. This edition includes interviews with a political analyst to discuss what Latino voters expect from the new Congress, and with a Latino congressman about plans for the future. It also includes segments of President Barack Obama's first press conference after the elections.

Guests: Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, Senior Analyst for Latino Decisions, Professor at University of Texas and Political Analyst at MSNBC, Austin, TX, http://drvmds.com; Xavier Becerra, Democrat Congressman representing California's 31st District, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., http://becerra.house.gov.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15.

PROGRAM # 6830 12:00 PM PT

TANIA LIBERTAD. Peruvian-born singer Tania Libertad celebrates 50 years of her musical career. Celebrated throughout the world, the acclaimed singer began her professional career at age 9. This edition offers an extensive interview with her, recorded on a tour to San Francisco.

Guest: Tania Libertad, Internationally acclaimed singer, Mexico City, Mexico, www.tanialibertad.com.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16.

PROGRAM # 6831 12:00 PM PT

MEXICO EDITION. Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano presents a keynote speech in Mexico about the loss and violation of workers' rights. The award-winning journalist remembered the workers of Chicago that in 1886 were sentenced to be hung for their labor activism, and he narrated some of the stories of the exploitation incurred all over the world by companies such as Wal-Mart, General Electric, and McDonald's, with the permission of governments. Galeano was invited by a U.N. organization that announced a scholarship program that will allow 400 students from Haiti to obtain Master's and Ph.D. degrees, with the collaboration of the University of the State of Haiti. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts Voz Pública from Mexico City.

Guests: Eduardo Galeano, Award-winning Writer and Journalist (pretaped audio), Mexico City, Mexico; Jean Vernet Henry, Dean, University of the State of Haití, Mexico City, Mexico; Fritz Deshommes, Vice-Dean, University of the State of Haiti, Mexico City, Mexico.

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