Caught between a war at home and targeted by ICE in the US, Ecuadorian migrants are facing a perpetual cycle of violence with little relief. So the LMC speaks with Andrea Sempértegui, an Assistant Professor of Politics at Whitman College, on how both the US and Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa have created an inescapable state of interconnected wars.
Category Archives: South America
January 30th, 2026: Black Perspectives on Venezuela
In our continuing coverage of the fallout of the US invasion of Venezuela, the LMC hosted a roundtable discussion to present a Black perspective on Venezuela and how US imperialism affects all Afro-descendents in the Western Hemisphere.
Our roundtable includes James Early, a former Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service. Egberto Willies, the host of “Politics Done Right”, which airs on Pacifica station KPFT in Houston, Texas. And Austin Cole, the National Co-Coordinator for the Black Alliance for Peace and the Co-Coordinator of the BAP Haiti/Americas Team.
January 23rd, 2026: The Future of Venezuela
The LMC continues its coverage on the fallout of the US invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of president Nicolas Maduro by speaking with Leonardo Flores about what happens next for the Bolivarian revolution.
Leonardo Flores is a Venezuelan political analyst, a founding member of the Venezuela Solidarity Network and a member of CodePink.
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