Latin Pulse

The Rio Olympics set for this summer in Brazil and their various problems provide the central themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program analyzes a variety of challenges for these games including security, crime, transportation, infrastructure, and environmental and economic impacts of the games.  The program also discusses the various health issues confronting these games including the zika virus and super bacteria that are present in some of the venues for water events in the Olympics. The news segment of the program covers the resignation of Eduardo Cunha, president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies due to corruption charges.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

 
podcast

news

Latin America

politics

Brazil

Olympics

IOC

violence

crime

Eduardo Cunha

Michel Temer

International Olympic Committee

Mexico City Olympics

health

UN

Rio Olympics

Dilma Rousseff

zika virus

corruption

protest movement

sports

Petrobras

poverty

PMDB

pollution

soccer

futbol

environment

sailing

impeachment

Tlatelolco Massacre

World Cup

super bacteria

political repression

economics

tourism

patronage

evangelicals

media

zika

Mexico

Corruption and its corrosive effects on politics in Brazil and international

fùtbol/soccer tournaments

is the central theme this week on Latin Pulse. The program analyzes the rocky beginnings of the administration of Interim President Michel Temer in Brazil.  The program also provides an analysis of the Copa America in its centennial year, which includes a preview of this weekend's finale between Argentina and Chile.  The news segment of the program covers the historic agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (the FARC) and the Colombian government, agreeing to a ceasefire before a permanent peace treaty.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

 
podcast

news

Latin America

politics

Brazil

Argentina

Colombia

FARC

ceasefire

peace talks

United Nations

Juan Manuel Santos

ELN

UN

Copa America

Dilma Rousseff

United States

corruption

Workers Party

Chile

Petrobras

oil

PMDB

Venezuela

soccer

futbol

FIFA

sports

impeachment

Lionel Messi

economics

media

Univision

Taking stock of the new leaders in Peru and Argentina is the where our weekly political analysis heads this week on Latin Pulse. The program delves into how Pedro Pablo Kuczynski managed to upset Keiko Fujimori in Peru's presidential race and what a Kuczynski administration will likely mean for Peru.  The program also reviews the opening months of President Mauricio Macri's term in Argentina and how his policy shifts have changed his country.  The news segment of the program covers U.S. President Barack Obama's call for the U.S. Congress to find solutions for the debt crisis in Puerto Rico.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

 
podcast

news

Latin America

politics

Peru

Argentina

elections

agriculture

finance

Keiko Fujimori

human rights

U.S. Supreme Court

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

Alberto Fujimori

Mauricio Macri

Nestor Kirchner

labor

Japan

debt crisis

Puerto Rico

Chile

corruption

economics

military

torture

Barack Obama

U.S. Congress

The Amazon

Alejandro Toledo

Shining Path

Drug War

United States

protest movements

soybeans

business

Monsanto

diplomacy

justice

oil

energy

utilities

DEA

transportation

Human rights violations in Mexico and Guatemala provide the themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program delves into a new report on atrocities in Mexico that have some calling for action by the International Criminal Court.  Analysis includes discussion of some of the worst cases of abuses by security forces in Mexico, including the case of missing students in Guerrero.  The program also discusses moves toward justice in Guatemala for the indigenous Maya, including analysis of the genocide case against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt.  The news segment of the program covers the upset by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over Keiko Fujimori in the presidential race in Peru.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

 
podcast

news

Latin America

politics

Peru

Mexico

elections

Guatemala

violence

Keiko Fujimori

human rights

torture

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Claudia Paz y Paz

Enrique Pena Nieto

Efrain Rios Montt

Central America

Zetas Cartel

Drug War

military

justice

indigenous issues

United Nations

impunity

corruption

Ayotzinapa

CICIG

UN

genocide

rape

protest movement

gender issues

police

diplomacy

sexual slavery

The controversial presidential election in Peru is the centerpiece of discussion this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes two interviews recorded at the recent Latin American Studies Association (LASA) meetings in New York City with two of the top experts on Peruvian politics. Besides providing details about the two challengers Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, the program also talks about the legacy of corruption left by Fujimori's father, Alberto, who once was Peru's dictator but is now serving time for his various crimes.  The program also discusses the recent scandals haunting the Fujimori campaign.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

 
podcast

news

Latin America

politics

Peru

corruption

elections

DEA

TPP

Keiko Fujimori

Alberto Fujimori

tourism

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Drug Enforcement Administration

human rights

Panama Papers

Drug War

media

democracy

Barack Obama

Ollanta Humala

Hillary Clinton

United States

Vladimiro Montesinos

poverty

economics

Corruption in Argentina and Honduras provides the central theme this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes a wide-ranging analysis of corruption in Argentina, along with key tangents on the Argentine economy and challenges for the new president, Mauricio Macri.  The program details the indictment against the former president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and why both Fernandez and Macri are mentioned in the Panama Papers.  The program also gives a deep analysis of corruption in Honduras and how the opposition in that country is concerned that the country is slipping toward authoritarianism.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

 
podcast

news

Latin America

politics

Argentina

corruption

elections

Honduras

economics

Central America

Mauricio Macri

police

military

coup

Panama Papers

Manuel Zelaya

OAS

justice

Guatemala

UN

United Nations

scandal

Organization of American States

Juan Orlando Hernandez

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

Otto Perez Molina

human rights

assassinations

Alberto Nisman

Venezuela

Brazil

inflation

Peronists

impunity

MACCIH

CICIG

Berta Caceres

Roberto Micheletti

Drug War

United States

Sergio Massa

Puerto Rico and Mexico provide the central locales for the main themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program analyzes a proposal before the U.S. Congress to help Puerto Rico survive its debt crisis. But the proposal includes a fiscal control board that can supersede the powers of Puerto Rico's government, a provision that some find controversial. The program also includes a wide ranging discussion of corruption, politics and diplomacy with Mexico. The news segment of the program covers the outcome of the presidential elections in the Dominican Republic and the re-election of President Danilo Medina.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

 
podcast

news

Latin America

politics

Mexico

corruption

elections

diplomacy

economics

Puerto Rico

debt crisis

finance

oil

China

Dominican Republic

Danilo Medina

OAS

justice

trade

immigration

education

violence

infrastructure

Organization of American States

Alejandro Garcia Padilla

U.S. Congress

United States

Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton

Presidential politics in both Brazil and the Dominican Republic provides the twin themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program recounts the historic movements to suspend President Dilma Rousseff from office this past week along with how Michel Temer has moved initially to fill the role of interim president.  This week's analysis includes a look forward at the impeachment process that could permanently remove Rousseff from the presidency.  The program also provides a preview of this weekend's presidential vote in the Dominican Republic and gauges the chances for President Danilo Medina to be re-elected.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

 
podcast

news

Latin America

politics

Brazil

impeachment

elections

PT

PMDB

Dilma Rousseff

Michel Temer

corruption

Dominican Republic

Danilo Medina

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party

Dominican Liberation Party

Modern Revolutionary Party

Minerva Tavarez Mirabal

Luis Abinader

Eduardo Cunha

Workers Party

protest movement

gender issues

minority issues

economics

reforms

labor

unemployment

education

justice

media

PLD

PRM

free speech

Guillermo Moreno

Another push to recall a president and the power of remittances provide the twin themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program analyzes the latest moves with diplomacy and electoral laws to recall President Nicolas Maduro or at least restore some balance to the eroded democratic system in Venezuela.  The program reviews the debate between Argentina and Venezuela at the Organization of American States (OAS).  The program also includes the second part of our extended look at the links between remittances and globalization.  The news segment of the program includes the latest developments regarding the debt crisis in Puerto Rico.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

 
podcast

news

Latin America

politics

Mexico

Venezuela

diplomacy

coup

Argentina

United States

Puerto Rico

OAS

debt crisis

U.S. Congress

Organization of American States

economics

military

Honduras

migration

remittances

globalization

Argentina

Unasur

labor

justice

military

immigration

Nicolas Maduro

recall movement

recall petition

Central America

Luis Almagro

National Assembly

Mauricio Macri

The Vatican

Supreme Court

El Salvador

Cuba

Nicaragua

violence

Guatemala

globalization

Mexico with its problems with human rights, corruption, and migration provides the central themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes a wide-ranging segment discussing the findings by independent investigators for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that the Mexican government actively harassed their workers and thwarted the inquiry into the case of 43 missing university students. The Mexican government disputes that view.  The program also discusses how remittances by Mexican migrants are not only more and more economically important, but also have become an issue in the U.S. during the presidential campaign.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

 
podcast

news

Latin America

politics

Mexico

violence

kidnapping

justice

corruption

human rights

Drug War

police

extrajudicial killings

Panama Papers

Enrique Pena Nieto

economics

military

torture

oil

reforms

PRI

Guerrero

Pemex

labor

remittances

migration

elections

trade

immigration

Donald Trump

United States

United Nations

globalization