Latin Pulse

Presidential politics and elections in Latin America provide the main themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program goes in-depth on this weekend's presidential elections in Guatemala and Argentina.  In Guatemala, comedian Jimmy Morales is the front-runner by a wide margin but some are asking if he is a true break with Guatemala's military past.  And in Argentina, Daniel Scioli leads the pack as the handpicked successor of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, but can he make his own way?  The news segment of the program covers the latest developments with the debt crisis in Puerto Rico.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.

 
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news

Latin America

elections

politics

corruption

Argentina

Venezuela

Guatemala

China

Jimmy Morales

Daniel Scioli

Puerto Rico

debt crisis

China

Nicolas Maduro

Sandra Torres

Manuel Baldizon

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

Front for Victory Alliance

Otto Perez Molina

Alejandro Garcia Padilla

National Convergence Front

economics

default

crime

military

CICIG

Peronists

justice

oil

U.S. Senate

United Nations

human rights

campaign finance

Mauricio Macri

Sergio Massa

inflation

Nestor Kirchner

protest movement

Politics and the competencies of governments in Venezuela and Brazil are the central themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program includes an in-depth discussion about the state of democracy in Venezuela and how it has deteriorated due to crackdowns on opposition leaders.  The program also includes a discussion of the political repercussions of the Petrobras corruption scandal in Brazil and further calls for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.  The news segment of the program covers the murder of an activist for transgender rights in Argentina.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.

 
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news

Latin America

Brazil

politics

corruption

Argentina

Venezuela

democracy

elections

LGBT issues

Dilma Rousseff

human rights

Leopoldo Lopez

violence

Nicolas Maduro

gender issues

election fraud

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

economics

energy

crime

impeachment

Petrobras

oil

justice

media

Hugo Chavez

Ernesto Samper

Henrique Cardoso

UNASUR

OAS

social welfare

War and peace are the central themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program includes an in-depth discussion about breakthroughs in the peace process that could end 51 years of civil war in Colombia.  The program also discusses tensions in the border regions between Venezuela and Colombia, and on Venezuela's border with Guyana and what those tensions mean in the current political climate.  The news segment of the program covers new calls for impeachment to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office in Brazil.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Assistant Producer: Brooklynn Engel.

 
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Latin America

Brazil

politics

corruption

Colombia

Venezuela

Guyana

business

United Nations

Dilma Rousseff

civil war

Drug War

FARC

Nicolas Maduro

Rodrigo Londono

human rights

Juan Manuel Santos

economics

energy

diplomacy

impeachment

Petrobras

oil

justice

economics

peace talks

El Salvador

Central America

military

media

insurgents

paramilitaries

Guatemala

ELN

violence

crime

deportations

UNASUR

David Granger

border dispute

Ban Ki-Moon

Brazil and its struggles with corruption and development provides the central focus on Latin Pulse this week. The program discusses in detail the various corruption scandals that have created political gridlock in Brazil.  The program also has the latest on the development of the controversial Bello Monte dam and how that project is the source of environmental and cultural damage in the Amazon region.  The news segment of the program covers the speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at the United Nations calling for the U.S. Congress to strike down the economic embargo against the country.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.

 
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Latin America

Brazil

development

politics

corruption

culture

Cuba

business

United Nations

Barack Obama

Raul Castro

environment

indigenous issues

hydro-electric dams

U.S. Congress

Dilma Rousseff

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Fernando Collor de Mello

Bello Monte Dam

embargo

energy

diplomacy

impeachment

Petrobras

oil

justice

economics

protest movement

Itaipu Dam

human rights

Workers Party

Culture and politics provide the themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program looks backward at the end of the popular Univision program Sabado Gigante and how it survived despite criticisms of its content.  The program provided a cultural link on Saturday evenings to many audiences throughout Latin America.  Latin Pulse also reviews the upcoming presidential elections in Argentina and how the final stage of the presidency of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner casts a shadow on the process.  The news segment of the program reviews the trip to Cuba by Pope Francis and its implications for politics and diplomacy.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.

 
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Latin America

media

television

politics

Chile

culture

Cuba

Argentina

United States

Pope Francis

Sabado Gigante

elections

Mario Kruetzberger

Augusto Pinochet

Daniel Scioli

Mauricio Macri

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

United for a New Alternative Alliance

Alliance for Change

embargo

Colombia

diplomacy

Univision

immigration

internet

sexism

racism

Sergio Massa

Peronists

inflation

Venezuela

economics

social welfare

financial crisis

vulture funds

China

Russia

banking

corruption

Dilma Rousseff

Brazil

It's the fourth anniversary of Latin Pulse, and the program celebrates in its own way:  a medley of out-takes and pithy comments from the most popular programs of the past year. The topics on the program range from a review of the crisis of unaccompanied minors on the U.S.-Mexico border to covering various fronts in the Drug War.  The program also includes segments on the economic impact of China on Latin America.  The news segment of the program covers the aftereffects of the earthquake in Chile that saw a million people evacuate their homes.

The program includes interview segments with:

Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.

 
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Latin America

Guatemala

corruption

politics

Chile

disaster

Cuba

Mexico

Michelle Bachelet

Central America

United States

Brazil

Drug War

El Salvador

U.S. Congress

Zetas Cartel

Guerreros Unidos Gang

Knights Templar Cartel

immigration

violence

Beltran-Leyva Cartel

Gulf Cartel

diplomacy

poverty

Tijuana Cartel

Sinaloa Cartel

gangs

cartels

police

Honduras

justice

crime

Venezuela

military

Felipe Calderon

Hugo Chavez

Nicolas Maduro

Costa Rica

media

China

Argentina

Cuba

Paraguay

Uruguay

mining

elections

agriculture

environment

Peru

Ecuador

Brazil

Colombia

newspapers

internet

advertising

trade

Barack Obama

The Amazon

La Nacion

economics

Religion in Latin America provides the theme this week on Latin Pulse, as Cuba prepares for an official visit from Pope Francis. The program analyzes the importance of the pope's upcoming trip to Cuba and reflects on how the Cuba trip will provide a preface for the pope's visit to the United States. The program also reviews a new book that deals with how religion is fighting violence throughout Latin America, especially Central America.  The news segment of the program reviews the results in the first round of the Guatemalan presidential voting and the upset of comedian Jimmy Morales.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.

 
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news

Latin America

Guatemala

corruption

politics

elections

Catholicism

Cuba

Mexico

Pope Francis

Central America

United States

Brazil

Jimmy Morales

Raul Castro

Fidel Castro

Junipero Serra

Otto Perez Molina

Afro-Latin American issues

colonialism

Bolivia

liberation theology

LGBT issues

same-sex marriage

indigenous issues

diplomacy

violence

colonialism

Bolivia

Honduras

poverty

democracy

prisons

evangelicals

immigration

human rights

El Salvador

Oscar Romero

street gangs

religion

capitalism

The seismic political shift in Guatemala provides the focus this week on Latin Pulse. The program covers both the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina due to a corruption scandal and the presidential elections that will have the country voting on new leaders this weekend.  The program analyzes the impact of the United Nations' International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG, by its Spanish acronym) in uncovering corruption and supporting the justice system.  The program also provides a preview of the elections and how the issue of corruption has become the centerpiece of that process too.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.

 
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Latin America

Guatemala

corruption

politics

elections

justice

scandal

CICIG

Roxanna Baldetti

Central America

protest movement

democracy

United Nations

Alejandro Maldonado

Manuel Baldizon

Edgar Barquin

Otto Perez Molina

National Convergence Front

rule of law

International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala

LIDER Party

Jimmy Morales

Sandra Torres

UNE Party

oligarchy

violence

media

impunity

Violence, crime and national security provide the themes this week on Latin Pulse. First, the program reviews security in Mexico, and discusses the rise of various cartels, especially the Sinaloa Cartel.  Another in-depth part of the program deals with the crisis in El Salvador due to the involvement of street gangs in a transportation strike. Both segments discuss how the central governments in these countries do not have the power to stop the criminal groups. The news segment of the program covers the border crisis between Venezuela and Colombia due to unauthorized immigration, violence and the influence of criminal groups.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.

 
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news

Latin America

Guatemala

Mexico

Colombia

diplomacy

Venezuela

military

immigration

El Salvador

Central America

protest movement

immigration

human rights

Jalisco Cartel

Sinaloa Cartel

organized crime

Enrique Pena Nieto

Salvador Sanchez Ceren

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman

drug cartels

extrajudicial killings

death squads

United States

Barrio 18

justice

politics

democracy

media

MS-13

poverty

economics

impunity

violence

corruption

police

Pursuit of justice in major human rights cases in Central America provide the central focus this week on Latin Pulse. First, the program considers the potential extradition of Inocente Montano, a former high-ranking military official in El Salvador who a Spanish court is attempting to try for his part in ordering the massacre of Jesuit priests and religious workers.  The second case concerns former dictator Efrain Rios Montt accused of genocide in the killing of Mayan villagers in Guatemala. The news segment of the program covers the controversies swirling around the reopening of the U.S. embassy in Havana.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

 
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news

Latin America

Guatemala

Cuba

dissidents

diplomacy

Jesuits

military

Spain

civil war

indigenous issues

El Salvador

amnesty

human rights

Central America

Inocente Montano

Catholic Church

Efrain Rios Montt

U.S. State Department

John Kerry

Ronald Reagan

Cold War

health issues

justice

impunity

genocide

corruption

oligarchy