Following two failed attempts at rewriting the Pinochet-era constitution in Chile, the LMC speaks with freelance writer Nyki Duda about what happens next in the administration of Chilean president Gabriel Boric and its turn to the right.
March 1st, 2024: Chile’s Constitutional Future
January 26th, 2024: Guatemala’s New Spring
After an election victory by leftist Bernando Arevalo in Guatemala’s presidential election last year, the LMC speaks with professor Marco Fonseca about this historic moment in Guatemalan history and how the right-wing tried to stop it.
Marco Fonseca is an Instructor in Latin American and International Studies, in the Department of International Studies at Glendon College, York University in Canada.
January 19th, 2024: Panama’s Anti-Mining Victory
Following a series of protests against mining contracts with foreign companies in Panama, the LMC speaks with Jorge Cuellar about a major legal victory for environmental activists in Panama and what it means for the rest of Central America.
Jorge Cuellar is an Assistant Professor of Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies @ Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
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