Ruben in The Center

Episode 22 | Is it true that Americans don’t want to work anymore?

Host Ruben Navarrette explains the real takeaway from a depressing April jobs report that came in at only about a quarter of what economists had predicted. The problem is not that U.S. workers don’t want to work. I suspect it’s that they don’t want to work for U.S. employers. Whose fault is that? U.S. employers.

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Episode 21 | 2020 Census: Why are so many Latinos — who are now 1/5 of US Population — “Otherizing” Themselves? | Laura Gomez

Guest: Laura Gomez Host Ruben Navarrette has a conversation with author and UCLA Law Professor Laura Gomez about the 2020 Census and what it’s likely to tell us about 60M Latinos and the “other.”

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Episode 20 | Biden’s First 100 Days Has Him Dancing In Circles

Host Ruben Navarrette gives a fair, honest, down-the-middle assessment of President Joe Biden’s first 100 days — the good, the bad, and the indefensible.

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Episode 19 | Tim Scott, Liberal Racism and The Real Racial Tokenism

Host Ruben Navarrette discusses the attack by White liberals on Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, as a sellout, an Uncle Tom, and an “oreo” for daring to think for himself.

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Episode 18 | What The Hell Is Happening on the U.S.-Mexico Border? | Jean Guerrero

Host Ruben Navarrette speaks with San Diego author/journalist Jean Guerrero about the hottest story in the country, which also happens to be the most divisive issue since slavery: immigration.

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Episode 17 | AMLO’s Migration Plan: Good for Mexico & Environment. But Is It Good for the U.S.?

Host Ruben Navarrette breaks down a plan offered up by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that intends to solve two problems at once: climate change and the refugee crisis.

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Episode 16 | Another Look at Killing of Adam Toledo, and Why Media Didn’t Dwell On It

Host Ruben Navarrette hammers the media for not covering the killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by Chicago police like they have the killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant by police in Columbus, OH.

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Episode 15 | Ex-Minneapolis Cop Derek Chauvin Convicted of Murder. But What Was The Verdict On Policing? | Bob Harrison

Host Ruben Navarrette speaks with Bob Harrison, director of California Command College, a three-time former chief of police and co-host — with Ruben — of the podcast “Comm4Cops.”

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Episode 14 | POC & Blue — People of Color vs Cops Is Real Divide in America

Host Ruben Navarrette digs into the story of Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old Latino teenager from Chicago who was killed by police in March after obeying commands to put his hands up.

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Episode 13 | Newsom Recall Is Not Blue & Red. It’s Gray, and In The Center

Host Ruben Navarrette unpacks the likely recall election for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and why Newsom — master politician but a lousy leader — is likely to win the battle but lose the war.

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