Today we'll look at how women's issues are taking the immigration reform spotlight. Then, the trial of former Guatemalan dictator begins, Iraqi immigrants refugees struggle to adjust to life in Orange County, we look at the state of African-American newspapers, and much more.
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• 6:55
Immigration reform is rarely thought of as specifically a women's issue, but it is central to the fight for women's equality. That's the argument of an organization of women calling themselves We Belong Together.
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• 4:12
In Guatemala today, General Efrain Rios Montt will be prosecuted for the crime of genocide. This case is being closely watched. Jill Replogle from the Fronteras Desk reports.
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• 12:03
In the years after the US invasion of Iraq, Paul Bremer and the Coalition Provisional Authority sought to create a new Iraqi government. Rajiv Chandrasekaran, former Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post, joins the show with more.
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• 4:37
Since the U.S. opened up its doors to Iraqi refugees in 2007, more have ended up in California than any other state, nearly 20,000. An increasing number of then are arriving in Orange County and are facing big challenges once they arrive. As KPCC's Ben Bergman reports, they can face significant challenges.
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• 9:53
In the City of Brotherly Love, there's little love for a magazine article that's stirred up race relations. Philadelphia Magazine recently published a cover story, "Being White in Philly."
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• 6:42
Yesterday, the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism released its 2013 annual report on the state of the news media. While most all sorts of media has been negatively affected, African-American news media outlets seem to be hit especially hard.
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• 4:47
The outgoing Los Angeles mayor made a big play for public education. But he was rebuffed, and his smaller goals proved elusive. This is part of a series looking at the mayor's legacy.
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• 12:59
Tuesday's the day that record companies usually release their new albums, so to help get caught up on the newest in music we have Oliver Wang from Soul-Sides.com and Morgan Rhodes from KPFK.
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• 7:52
It's game over for John Riccitiello. Yesterday, Riccitiello announced he's stepping down from his post as CEO of the video game maker Electronic Arts. He cited poor earnings as the reason for his departure. But some say the move is a bigger indication of the shaky future of video games in today's media market.
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• 7:10
A new study out of Oklahoma seems to suggest that the cliff swallows there are adapting to their modified environments in an interesting way. Researchers found their wings may be getting shorter to help them get out of the way of traffic.