Following a historic presidential election and the threat of a coup in Guatemala, the LMC spends the hour with Maya K’iche’ Guatemalan historian and columnist Maria Aguilar to discuss the importance of Bernardo Arevalo’s victory over corrupt political elites. Maria Aguilar is also a lecturer and postdoctoral associate at Yale University.
September 29th, 2023: Mexico’s Auto Workers
While the UAW leads a historic labor strike on behalf of American auto workers, the LMC examines the challenges faced by their Mexican counterparts by speaking with Dan DiMaggio, an assistant editor for Labor Notes, and Mexico-based labor activist Charlie Saperstein.
September 22nd, 2023: Costa Rica Deconstructed
On this episode, the LMC speaks with Michael Fox, freelance writer and the host of Brazil on Fire, for a nuanced conversation about the politics of Costa Rica from global warming to the Trump-like tendencies of president Rodrigo Chaves.
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