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Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 PROGRAM # 8774 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Línea Abierta airs a program of the weekly series “Aprendiendo de Equidad en Familia”. In this program, prominent human rights advocates speak of the gap of inequality between women and men who are behind bars and the conditions of invisibility and the critical lack […]
Latino Businesses Fast Growth. Also, Washington Paid Family Leave.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 PROGRAM # 8773 12:00 PM PT Latino Businesses Fast Growth. Despite the fact that Latino businesses have a hard time to access capital and face barriers to financing through bank loans, they are the fastest growing business sector in the US. What are the driving forces behind this explosive growth? A researcher […]
Los Alabados.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 PROGRAM # 8772 12:00 PM PT Los Alabados. This special, holiday edition, focuses on Cantos de Alabanza, the liturgical hymns associated to the centuries-old rituals and ceremonies cultivated by the Catholic brotherhoods known as Los Penitentes in the small towns along the mountains of Rio Grande del Norte. The alabados are slow […]
The Year in Review.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 PROGRAM # 8771 12:00 PM PT The Year in Review. News reporters and commentators discuss some of the news stories that made headlines on Línea Abierta during 2019. Highlights include the impeachment of Trump, the mass shooting in El Paso, the battle in the courts for DACA and against the “public charge” […]
The Border Hotspots.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 8770 12:00 PM PT The Border Hotspots. A political analyst comments on major news developments hitting the US-Mexico border area during 2019. The ramifications of the mass shooting against Mexicans in El Paso, being investigated as a case of domestic terrorism and hate crime; the Trump administration’s Remain in Mexico […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27 PROGRAM # 8769 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Línea Abierta provides a weekly edition to report and provide analysis on top news developments around Mexico. Photo: México a través de una lente/Facebook For more information about Linea Abierta click here To visit Linea Abierta audio archives go to archivosderb.org
“Tenacity.”
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26 PROGRAM # 8768 12:00 PM PT “Tenacity.” In his autobiographical testimony, a distinguished civic leader tells the story of how witnessing the abusive arrest of his green-card father during an immigration raid as a young child left deep emotional scars that shaped his future as a public lawyer for the poor. He […]
Asi es Nuevo Mexico.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25 PROGRAM # 8767 12:00 PM PT Asi es Nuevo Mexico. In the towns of northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado people keep alive songs, tales, and a language dating back centuries. These are traditions indigenous to this region, known as Rio Arriba. What makes the traditional music and stories of the Rio […]
Asi es Nuevo México.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 PROGRAM # 8766 12:00 PM PT Asi es Nuevo Mexico. In the towns of northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado people keep alive songs, tales, and a language dating back centuries. These are traditions indigenous to this region, known as Rio Arriba. What makes the traditional music and stories of the Rio […]
Impeached. Also, New Free Trade Deal.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 8765 12:00 PM PT Impeached. In a historic vote, the House impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. Trump was charged with trying to corrupt the US elections in what Rep. Nydia Velazquez called a “geopolitical shakedown.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will not send the […]
