Following an undemocratic legislative coup against president Martin Vizcarra, Peru finds itself in a democratic crisis. So the LMC speaks with Veronica Hurtado Lozada about the crisis and how the Peruvian public has mobilized to express outrage via social media during the Coronavirus pandemic. Veronica Hurtado Lozada is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of British Columbia.
November 20th, 2020: The Bolivian Elections
One year after a right-wing coup overthrew the democratically-elected government of Evo Morales in Bolivia, the LMC spends the hour with Leonardo Flores to discuss the results this month and the new challenges ahead. Leonardo Flores is a Latin America policy expert and campaign coordinator for CODEPINK.
November 13th, 2020: Undocumented & LGBTQ pt 7
In the latest installment to our Undocumented & LGBTQ series, the LMC spends the hour with Oscar Lopez on the challenges faced by the Latinx LGBTQ community in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. Oscar Lopez is the CEO and national advocacy director for Poderosos, based in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.