The LMC starts 2018 by asking who is Nayib Bukele? Is he friend or foe? Is he a populist for the people or just another neoliberal politician? Is he the future president of El Salvador or a capitalist step backwards? Find out when we speak with freelance writer Hilary Goodfriend.
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Nov 17th 2017: The Caribbean after the Hurricanes
Following a devastating hurricane season, what is the future of the lesser-known countries of the Caribbean/West Indies? Freelance reporter Kevin Edmonds joins the LMC to discuss how some smaller countries suffered, the sustainability of a tourism-based economy, global warming, and the sometimes racist nature of corporate media coverage.
August 25th 2017: McDonalds in Latin America
Investigative journalist Jack Werner joins us to discuss the insidious presence of McDonalds in Latin America as a colonial outpost to spread US consumer capitalism. When it comes to McDonalds, the LMC is NOT loving it.