Do Black Lives Matter in Paraguay? You bet it does. On this episode, the LMC speaks with freelance writer Valencia Wilson to examine one of the least known Afro-descendent communities in Latin America and how Paraguay plays by its own set of rules when it comes to race.
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August 27th, 2021: Economic Impact Of The Triple Alliance War
151 years after the genocidal War of the Triple Alliance nearly wiped out Paraguay, the LMC speaks with freelance writer William Costa on the lasting economic and political legacy of Latin America’s equivalent to a European-style World War.
September 13th, 2019: Paraguay’s Itaipu Dam
Paraguay’s Itaipu Dam was created over half a century ago by an agreement between the fascist dictatorships of Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay and Emilio Garrastazu Medici of Brazil. Years later, the unequal treaty over the largest hydroelectric dam in the Western Hemisphere remains a source of inequality for the Paraguayan people. So the LMC speaks w Latin American News Dispatch deputy editor Alanna Elder about the Itaipu Dam’s dark history and how it almost led to Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez’ impeachment.