Gabriel Hetland speaks with us about the history of violence by the Venezuelan opposition against the former government of Hugo Chavez and current admin of Nocolas Maduro. He also debunks the US media perception of the current food crisis. Gabriel Hetland is an assist professor of Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latino Studies at the University of Albany. Learn more at gabrielhetland.com/
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Sept 30th 2016: US Human Experimentation in Guatemala.
On this episode, we speak with Lydia Crafts about US history of human experimentation’s in Guatemala in the 40’s. She discusses how US doctors infected people with STI’s, the manipulation of patient consent, and how this history still affects Guatemala’s health care system today. You can find her article on nacla.org/
Sept 23rd 2016: Central American Migration
Following this week’s UN Summit for Refugees & Migration, Laura Weiss talks with us about increased border enforcement on the Guatemala/Mexico border. Weiss is the web editor for the North American Congress on Latin America. (NACLA) You can learn more about her report on nacla.org/
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