Freelance journalist Nidia Bautista returns to the LMC to discuss the ongoing Femicide in Mexico & how it has gone beyond Ciudad Juarez and the northern states of Mexico. She also discusses how the Mexican government continues to blame the victim and/or turn a blind eye to this ongoing problem.
Category Archives: Culture
August 25th 2017: McDonalds in Latin America
Investigative journalist Jack Werner joins us to discuss the insidious presence of McDonalds in Latin America as a colonial outpost to spread US consumer capitalism. When it comes to McDonalds, the LMC is NOT loving it.
August 11th 2017: Racism in South America
Last June, racist statements by Peruvian commentator Phillip Butters sparked outrage and the urging of more discussion for having more Afro-Latino voices in Peruvian society. The LMC speaks with Afro-Latina activist and poet Shirley Campbell-Barr about the controversy that went viral throughout all of Latin America.