Following a series of protests against mining contracts with foreign companies in Panama, the LMC speaks with Jorge Cuellar about a major legal victory for environmental activists in Panama and what it means for the rest of Central America.
Jorge Cuellar is an Assistant Professor of Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies @ Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
On this episode, the LMC speaks with Michael Fox, freelance writer and the host of Brazil on Fire, for a nuanced conversation about the politics of Costa Rica from global warming to the Trump-like tendencies of president Rodrigo Chaves.
Record heat wave. Operation Lone Star. Undermining public education. Dangerous rhetoric with deadly consequences. Texas is on fire both politically and literally. So the LMC spends the hour with freelance writer Arturo Dominguez to discuss the latest on Texas politics.
The Latino Media Collective is a grassroots Latino public-affairs program that airs on Pacifica station WPFW 89.3fm on Fridays @ 1pm EST in Washington DC.