On this episode, the LMC spends the hour with Peruvian activist and economist Ruperto Moreno to disuss the latest in Peru’s political crisis, public mobilization in both Peru and Washington, and the roots of the countries economic structure that lead to the ouster of Pedro Castillo.
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July 2nd, 2021: Peru’s Historic Presidential Election
Following the historic presidential election of leftist teacher Pedro Castillo, the LMC spends the hour with Francesca Emanuele about this history victory and the threat of a coup by the Peruvian right-wing, led by Keiko Fujimori. Francesca Emanuele is a research assistant @ American University in Washington DC & a columnist for
the progressive Peruvian publication Wayka.
November 27th, 2020: Democratic Crisis In Peru
Following an undemocratic legislative coup against president Martin Vizcarra, Peru finds itself in a democratic crisis. So the LMC speaks with Veronica Hurtado Lozada about the crisis and how the Peruvian public has mobilized to express outrage via social media during the Coronavirus pandemic. Veronica Hurtado Lozada is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of British Columbia.
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