Latin Pulse

Colombia and its civil war provide some of the central themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program discusses land reform, rural development, and indigenous issues and how they are related to the civil war.  The program also reflects on the Colombian emigrant experience and the various social and cultural forms that this community works to keep alive.  The program discusses Colombian music, dance, and customs.  The news segment of the program covers the debt default of Puerto Rico and its economic crisis.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

 
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Latin America

Colombia

development

agriculture

mining

culture

music

police

civil war

indigenous issues

Puerto Rico

music

debt crisis

dance

immigrtion

FARC

transportation

insurgents

Barack Obama

U.S. Congress

land reform

rebels

poverty

trade

military

agribusiness

infrastructure

environmental issues

Brazil

Peru

tourism

oil

Canada

business

Juan Manuel Santos

Afro-Latin American Issues

poverty

tourism

roses

internal refugees

cuisine

Japan

infrastructure

siestas

Looking back at the violent history of repression in the Dominican Republic is the central theme this week on Latin Pulse, as this year marks the 50th anniversary of U.S. efforts to bolster a military dictatorship.  The program discusses the U.S. invasion and occupation in some depth and discusses how this event continues to resonate with Dominicans to this day.  The program also explores the political and economic fallout from that invasion.  The news segment of the program covers the violent transportation strike in El Salvador and how street gangs have amplified the tense conditions.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

 
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news

Latin America

elections

politics

military

Cuba

invasion

Haiti

police

United States

Juan Bosch

Dominican Republic

corruption

El Salvador

coup

gangs

economics

transportation

violence

Joaquin Balaguer

Rafael Trujillo

human rights

rebellion

poverty

trade

immigration

PLD

Communism

labor strife

PRD

land reform

labor

Puerto Rico

tourism

CAFTA

agriculture

media

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Barrio 18 Gang

Afro-Latin American Issues

Fidel Castro

Issues in the Caribbean provide the central themes this week on Latin Pulse.  The program provides a deep analysis of the issues confronting the new relationship between Cuba and the United States.  Major parts of the discussion reveal how these relations are linked to domestic presidential politics in the United States.  The second segment in the program discusses the racial tensions fueling immigration policy in the Dominican Republic, regarding threats to deport Haitian immigrants.  The news segment of the program covers the details of the historic ceremonies to officially open the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Bill LeoGrande of American University; and

Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

 
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news

Latin America

elections

politics

military

Cuba

diplomacy

Haiti

immigration

United States

John Kerry

Dominican Republic

corruption

U.S. Congress

racism

media

economics

Canada

agriculture

Jeb Bush

Marco Rubio

USAID

propaganda

Ted Cruz

Pope Francis

internet

Barack Obama

labor

Raul Castro

justice

business

Rand Paul

Catholic Church

human rights

minority issues

Afro-Latin American issues

War and politics provide the themes on Latin Pulse, this week, as the program tunes in to events in Guatemala and Colombia. The first segment of the program discusses the complex political matrix in Guatemala as the country heads toward presidential elections and what effects the anti-corruption protests in the country might have on that process.  The second part of the program examines how U.S. policies have affected the conduct of the civil war in Colombia. The news segment of the program gives details of the prison escape by Joaquin "El Chapo Shorty" Guzman, the head of the Sinaloa Cartel.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Julie Lopez of Plaza Publica; and

Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

 
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news

Latin America

elections

politics

military

Guatemala

Colombia

Mexico

prisons

civil war

Drug War

drug cartels

corruption

Sinaloa Cartel

environmentalism

media

plagiarism

immigration

FARC

LIDER Party

Manuel Baldizon

paramilitaries

insurgents

protest movement

Prensa Libre

economics

Roberto Gonzalez

coca

CREO Party

cocaine

Monsanto

violence

glyshophate

herbicides

diplomacy

Sandra Torres

UNE Party

peace talks

Plan Colombia

aerial spraying

health issues

human rights

United States

Otto Perez Molina

Juan Manuel Santos

World Health Organization

Joaquin 'El Chapo Shorty' Guzman

Pope Francis and his trip to the Andes region of Latin America provides the central theme on Latin Pulse. The program includes a deep theological discussion of how Pope Francis is redirecting the philosophy of the Church to take the concerns of poverty more seriously.  The program also discusses the Church's views on LGBT rights, indigenous issues, and euthanasia.  The program also reviews the political issues in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay that intersect with the pope's trip. The news segment of the program covers the criticisms of ecological policies in Ecuador leveled by the pope during his trip.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Rev. Joe Eldridge of American University; and

Announcer: Guillermo Rodriguez.

 
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news

Latin America

religion

politics

Catholicism

Paraguay

Argentina

Bolivia

Ecuador

indigenous issues

Pope Francis

Rafael Correa

oil

Evo Morales

environmentalism

poverty

Colombia

euthanasia

evangelicals

indigenous issues

LGBT issues

colonialism

corruption

Rafael Correa

Evo Morales

economics

Catholic Church

Vatican

The Amazon

internet

media

Pope Francis and his upcoming trip to the Andes provide the central theme this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes analysis from Rome and how the issues of marriage equality and LGBT acceptance by the Catholic Church may arise during the pope's trip.  The program also includes discussion of the pope's role in bringing Cuba and the United States together diplomatically during the past year.  The program includes analysis of the pope's shift to favor liberation theology. The news segment of the program covers the plans between Cuba and the United States to resume normal diplomatic relations.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter; and

Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

 
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news

Latin America

religion

politics

Catholicism

Paraguay

Argentina

Bolivia

Ecuador

Barack Obama

Pope Francis

Dilma Rousseff

Brazil

United States

liberation theology

the Phillipines

LGBT issues

Cuba

diplomacy

poverty

environmentalism

Mexico

politics

Canada

marriage equality

same-sex marriage

climate change

Catholic Church

Vatican

evangelicals

Raul Castro

Fidel Castro

Drug War

Central America

El Salvador

Oscar Romero

Enrique Pena Nieto

abortion

media

Looking ahead to next week and the important meetings between Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and U.S. President Barack Obama, Latin Pulse gives an analytical preview of what to expect.  The program includes viewpoints from both Brazil and the United States, taking into account the domestic problems Rousseff faces, including the worst economic climate in a generation as Brazil slips into recession, and the worst presidential popularity ratings in Brazil's democratic history. The news segment of the program covers the success of special trade authority in the U.S. Congress this week and what that means for Mexico, Peru and Chile.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Matias Spektor of the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Brazil; and

Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

 
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news

Latin America

trade

politics

finance

economics

Argentina

Chile

TPP

Barack Obama

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Dilma Rousseff

Brazil

United States

U.S. Congress

Snowden affair

Xi Jinping

investment

diplomacy

espionage

spying

China

infrastructure

agriculture

human rights

Joe Biden

climate change

gender issues

military

history

environment

Venezuela

Cuba

transportation

Petrobras

oil

elections

Violence and salvation are the themes this week on Latin Pulse. The alarming rise in homicide rates in El Salvador catches our attention and the program discusses the causes and how the government is reacting to the rise in gang-related violence.  The reaction seems to be extrajudicial killings and the return of death squads.  The program also includes an analysis about the shift of religious beliefs in Latin America, including the rise of evangelicals and religious pluralism. The news segment of the program covers the latest votes related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership and special trade authority for President Barack Obama.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Hector Silva of the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University; and

Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

 
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news

Latin America

trade

politics

religion

homicide

violence

Puerto Rico

gangs

Mexico

United States

El Salvador

Barrio 18

Peru

Chile

MS-13

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Catholicism

Canada

TPP

Barack Obama

John Boehner

U.S. Congress

death squads

extrajudicial killings

police

military

ARENA

Mauricio Funes

poverty

education

John Kerry

Salvador Sanchez Ceren

FMLN

business

Juan Orlando Hernandez

Afro-Latin American issues

Guatemala

Honduras

Brazil

impunity

coup

evangelicals

agnostics

Uruguay

Cuba

atheists

Santeria

Candomble

Umbanda

Nicaragua

Paraguay

justice

media

crime

United Nations

Santa Muerte

folk saints

Central America

Trade and financial concerns provide the central themes this week on Latin Pulse as the program focuses on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the debt crisis in Puerto Rico.  With the U.S. Congress split over the TPP, the program debriefs an economic expert on how the proposed trade pact will have an impact on jobs in Latin America, the U.S. and Asia too.  The program also unravels the key issues related to the debt problems of Puerto Rico. The news segment of the program covers the ongoing debate between Argentina and the U.K. over disputed islands in the South Atlantic.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Rob Scott of the Economic Policy Institute; and

Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

 
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news

Latin America

trade

politics

finance

economics

Argentina

Puerto Rico

Chile

Mexico

United States

United Kingdom

Falkland Islands

Peru

labor

NAFTA

globalization

education

TPP

Barack Obama

Trans-Pacific Partnership

debt crisis

Las Malvinas

David Cameron

Hector Timmerman

healthcare

pharmaceuticals

Canada

copyright law

welfare

taxes

U.S. Congress

Alejandro Garcia Padilla

Violence provides the central theme this week on Latin Pulse as the program looks at troubles in Colombia and El Salvador. In Colombia, as the country's civil war turns the corner on 51 years of pain, the peace process seems stalled as violence escalates in the war.  In El Salvador, violence levels are higher than they have been in more than 20 years.  The news segment of the program covers how women demonstrated across South America this week to call attention to the high levels of violence aimed at them and the need for laws to combat the problem.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Winifred Tate of Colby College; and

Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

 
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news

Latin America

Colombia

politics

violence

media

Argentina

gender issues

Chile

Uruguay

El Salvador

civil war

peace talks

gangs

justice

police

crime

military

FARC

ELN

refugees

agribusiness

agriculture

oil

extractive industries

Juan Manuel Santos

Salvador Sanchez Ceren

land reform

mining

insurgents

paramilitaries

MS-13

Barrio 18

Central America

social media

extrajudicial killings

economics

impunity

Cuba

prisons

homocides