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.
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.
The LMC wraps up 2023 with freelance writer Arturo Dominguez to discuss a tumultuous year that included xenophobia, mass shootings, Islamophobia, and anti-LGBTQ legislation. We’ll also discuss how numerous, successful labor strikes gives us hope for a better 2024.
The Latino Media Collective is a grassroots Latino public-affairs program that airs on Pacifica station WPFW 89.3fm on Fridays @ 1pm EST in Washington DC.