o begin Pride Month, the LMC speaks with Nicola Chavez and Roberto Zapata from the LGBTQ rights group Amate de El Salvador to discuss the challenges faced by the community under the authoritarian government of president Nayib Bukele during the continued state of exception.
Category Archives: Beyond Latinx
May 10th, 2024: Tennessee Auto Workers
Following last year’s landmark labor victories by United Auto Workers, the momentum has extended to Tennessee where workers voted last month to unionize. So the LMC spends the hour with Luis Feliz Leon, staff writer for Labor Notes, to discuss the importance of this latest labor victory and the frontline workers who led the way.
May 3rd, 2024: Greg Abbott vs Peaceful Protestors
As protests on college campuses by students in solidarity with Gaza continue nationwide, the LMC spends the hour with freelance writer Arturo Dominguez about the hypocrisy of Texas governor Greg Abbott’s authoritarian response to demonstrators in the Lone Star state.
