We start the new year by focusing on the struggle for environmental and indigenous rights in Ecuador. Freelance journalist Bryan Miranda speaks with us about the struggle for environmental justice by the indigenous Shuar community of Ecuador as they fight to prevent the development of a mining project on ancestral lands. We’ll also talk about a few similarities this case has with the Standing Rock struggle as well.
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July 15th 2016: History of US Latino Conservatism
In the lead up to the upcoming Republican and Democratic conventions, Aaron Sanchez from www.commentaryandcuentos.com/ talks to us about how far back and how deep the history of US Latino conservatism goes. He also explains the frame of reference that led to the rise of individuals like Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio amid a hostile political environment towards Latinos.
April 15th 2016: Obama Visits Argentina
While most of US media attention was on Obama’s visit to Cuba and its history with human rights, the same attention was not entirely given to Argentina. This comes at the same time as the 40th anniversary of the 1976 military coup. Jennifer Adair, Prof of history at Fairfield University, goes in depth on Obama’s trip to Argentina.
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