Thirty-eight years after his assassination, Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero is being canonized for sainthood. The LMC speaks with Michael E Lee about the significance of this event for El Salvador and Liberation Theology. Michael E Lee is an associate professor of Theology and Latin American studies at Fordham University. He is also the author of “Revolutionary Saint: The Theological Legacy of Oscar Romero.”
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August 3rd, 2018: Argentina’s Stolen Children
On this episode, the LMC speaks with Uki Goni about the history of Nazi-inspired Argentine generals stealing babies from dissidents and how it’s relevant to the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy today. Uki Goni is the author of, “The Real Odessa: How Peron Brought the Nazi War Criminals to Argentina.”
March 16th, 2018: Mexico earthquakes, yesterday and today
The 2017 Mexico City earthquake happened on the exact date as an equally devastating quake in 1985. Pablo Piccato, a professor of history at Columbia University in New York, says the ’85 quake forever changed the political & social justice landscape in Mexico. Could the aftermath of the 2017 quake do the same? He speaks with the LMC to tell us more.
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