On this episode, the LMC spends the hour with Venezuelan sociologist Maria Paez Victor and freelance writer Joe Emersberger to discuss the role of right-wing Venezuelan corporate media in the 2002 coup against Hugo Chavez and what lessons can be learned as US corporate consolidation of media continues to grow.
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June 21st, 2024: Colombia vs Chiquita
Following a U.S. court ruling holding Chiquita Brands, formerly the United Fruit Company, liable for killings between 1997 and 2004 by a Colombian right-wing paramilitary group that the company gave millions of dollars; the LMC speaks with freelance writer Joshua Collins about the company’s history of bananas and blood.
August 5th, 2022: Marighella
On a special film review episode, the LMC speaks with Brazilian film producer Talize Sayegh and Afro-Diaspora International Film Festival cofounder Diarah N’Daw-Spech on the new Brazilian film, Marighella, and the challenges of Brazilian films breaking into the American market.