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“Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba.”

MONDAY, JULY 5 PROGRAM # 9307 12:00 PM PDT “Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba.” A new documentary features a musical genre emerging in the streets of Santiago, Cuba’s cultural capital, a sound that has roots in Cuba traditions and contemporary Africa. The filmmaker follows pioneers and performers of the new musical sound, called Bakosó, and showcases […]

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Posted in Arts & Culture, Línea Abierta |

Mexico Edition.

FRIDAY, JULY 2 PROGRAM # 9306 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition: One Year of USMCA. On the one-year anniversary of the USMCA, celebrations of the increased cross-trade have been overshadowed by disputes on labor irregularities between the US and Mexico. After Washington filed a complaint alleging labor violations against the right of free association and […]

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Posted in Línea Abierta, Mexico, Politics |

Fighting the New Voter Suppression. Also, Two-Step Infrastructure Plan.

THURSDAY, JULY 1 PROGRAM # 9305 12:00 PM PDT Fighting the New Voter Suppression. Battling voter suppression, police brutality, job discrimination and school segregation Cesar Chavez and his mentor Fred Ross Sr. created a number of community organizations throughout California during the 1950s and waged epic battles to sign up voters and win elections. As […]

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Posted in Economy, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Extra Edition: One Dollar Health Insurance. Also, “Combat COVID.”

THURSDAY, JULY 1 PROGRAM # 9304 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: One Dollar Health Insurance. Thousands of Californians who received unemployment insurance benefits in 2021 may be able to get health care coverage under Covered California for as low as $1 per month. This announcement comes days after the US Supreme Court rejected the latest […]

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Posted in Coronavirus/COVID-19, Economy, Línea Abierta, Politics, Health |

Eviction Moratorium Extended. The California Budget Plan. The Child Tax Credit.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 PROGRAM # 9303 12:00 PM PDT Eviction Moratorium Extended. The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are struggling to pay their rent due to the pandemic crisis. While this was announced as a final extension, lawmakers are calling for more time to […]

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Posted in Coronavirus/COVID-19, Crisis de Desalojos, Economy, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Immigration Edition.

TUESDAY, JUNE 29 PROGRAM # 9302 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the US-Mexico border in El Paso, a week after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $250 state fund to continue building Trump’s wall and after Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that Democrats are planning to include a pathway to citizenship […]

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Posted in Immigration, Inmigrantes, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Extra Edition: Farm Workers Rights.

TUESDAY, JUNE 29 PROGRAM # 9301 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Farm Workers Rights. A number of leading farm worker advocates traveled through small towns in the agricultural heartlands of California’s Central Valley talking to field workers about workers’ rights to sick leave for Covid-19, including seeking vaccination and protection from employer retaliation. They also […]

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Posted in Coronavirus/COVID-19, Economy, Línea Abierta, Politics, Health, Jobs |

Gun Violence Escalates. Also, Powerful Gun Lobbyists Duped.

MONDAY, JUNE 28 PROGRAM # 9300 12:00 PM PDT Gun Violence Escalates. Deaths from gun violence in the US reached their highest levels in decades. The number of people who own guns escalated during the pandemic and so did the deaths. It was the worst year in the last two decades. And this year may […]

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Posted in Línea Abierta, Politics |

Mexico Edition.

FRIDAY, JUNE 25 PROGRAM # 9299 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. The Yaqui tribe has been shaken by a series of attacks and disappearances against members of the community in northern Mexico, allegedly perpetrated by members of organized crime. The recent murder of Tomás Rojo, a prominent spokesperson of the movement for the historic rights to […]

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Posted in Línea Abierta, Mexico, Politics |

Extra Edition: A Repeat. – Healing Farm Worker Trauma. Also, Preparing for the Next Public Health Crisis.

THURSDAY, JUNE 24 PROGRAM # 9297 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: A Repeat. – Healing Farm Worker Trauma. The nearly 3 million mostly Latino farmworkers in this country have experienced decades of traumatic working conditions, economic insecurity and vulnerability, all of which has worsened in the last year by COVID-19. A first-of-its-kind mental health initiative […]

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Posted in Coronavirus/COVID-19, Línea Abierta, Politics, Health |

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