Latin Pulse: 8.07.2015

08/07/15 • -1 min

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:
Jack Laun of the Colombia Support Network; and
Maria Amparo Holmes, author of Conexiones/Connections.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Producer: Jim Singer; and
Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.
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(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)podcast
news
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...

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:
Tim Shenk of the Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR); and
Lauren Derby of UCLA.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Producer: Jim Singer; and
Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)podcast
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...

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:
Hector Silva of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS); and
Kelsey Alford Jones of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Announcer: Jim Singer; and
Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)podcast
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