On the 35th anniversary of the US invasion of Panama, the LMC spends the hour with freelance producer Michael Fox and Politics Done Right host Egberto Willies to discuss the importance of the invasion today in both Panama and in US foreign policy.
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January 19th, 2024: Panama’s Anti-Mining Victory
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.
The Black Women Who Made The Panama Canal
Joan Flores-Villalobos, an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Southern California, joins the LMC to discuss her new book, “The Silver Women: How Black Women’s Labor Made the Panama Canal.”