Freelance journalist Sandra Cuffe joins us to discuss the 1-year anniversary of Honduran indigenous & environmental rights activist Berta Caceres’ assassination. We also discuss the latest details of her case, which involves US-trained soldiers. In addition, we also talk about latest in human rights abuses, confiscation of land, and attacks against activists. You can find more from Sandra Cuffe at www.sandracuffe.com/
Category Archives: Central America
Nov 11th 2016: Gentrifying Latino Food Culture
On this episode, we speak with Daniel Alvarenga, the creator of Salvadoran blog site www.salvacultura.com/ on how gentrification can even affect the food we eat & how it can be co-opted to the rest of mainstream American food culture. Buen provecho!
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/
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