July 03, 2024

Iran Elections Following Raisi’s Death; Plus, Detained Immigrant Relaunch Labor Strike at ICE Detention Centers; And, How Heatwaves Impact Pregnant People & Workers

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0:08 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C.

0:20 — Juan Carlos, an immigrant and US Veteran currently detained by ICE at Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, CA. Priya Arvind Patel, Supervising Attorney with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice.

0:33 — Dr. Blair J. Wylie, is Founding Director of The Collaborative for Women’s Environmental Health and a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University. She discusses why pregnant people are most at risk during a heatwave.

0:45 — Anna Ortega, is an Amazon San Bernardino air hub worker organizing with Inland Empire Amazon Workers United. Keith Brower Brown is Labor-Climate Organizer at Labor Notes.

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July 03, 2024

Iran Elections Following Raisi’s Death; Plus, Detained Immigrant Relaunch Labor Strike at ICE Detention Centers; And, How Heatwaves Impact Pregnant People & Workers

Listen Later

59 minutes

0:08 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C.

0:20 — Juan Carlos, an immigrant and US Veteran currently detained by ICE at Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, CA. Priya Arvind Patel, Supervising Attorney with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice.

0:33 — Dr. Blair J. Wylie, is Founding Director of The Collaborative for Women’s Environmental Health and a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University. She discusses why pregnant people are most at risk during a heatwave.

0:45 — Anna Ortega, is an Amazon San Bernardino air hub worker organizing with Inland Empire Amazon Workers United. Keith Brower Brown is Labor-Climate Organizer at Labor Notes.

The post Iran Elections Following Raisi’s Death; Plus, Detained Immigrant Relaunch Labor Strike at ICE Detention Centers; And, How Heatwaves Impact Pregnant People & Workers appeared first on KPFA.

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