While the US is sending a military gunship to Venezuela during a health pandemic, Cuba is sending doctors abroad instead. So the LMC speaks with Don Fitz about the history of Cuba’s medical diplomacy and how they are dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic today. Don Fitz is a member of the editorial board of Green Social Thought and a newsletter editor for the Green Party of St. Louis, Mo.
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April 3rd, 2020: US Sanctions, Venezuela, & The Coronavirus
Even amid a worldwide health pandemic, the Trump administration’s pursuit of overthrowing the Venezuelan government continues unabated. So the LMC speaks with Leonardo Flores, a Latin American policy expert and campaigner for CodePink, about how US imperialism continues forward even at the cost of human lives. He also compares Venezuela’s response to the Coronavirus to that of the Trump administration.
November 29th, 2019: Chile vs Neoliberalism
On this episode, the LMC speaks with Camila Vergara on the Chilean people’s uprising against the countries neoliberal economic system that dates back the Pinochet dictatorship and how current president Sebastian Pinera is applying it today. Camila Vergara is a postdoctural research scholar @ the Columbia Law School in New York.
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