4/26/13

Latin Pulse: 4.26.2013

The unseen effects of immigration policy in the United States are the focus this week on Latin Pulse.  The primary discussion revolves around the large number of deportations in the Latino population of undocumented living in the United States.  The discussion looks at a research project to see how deportations affect Salvadoran communities, with a special focus on the effects on children.  The news segment of the program looks at the outcome of the presidential elections in Paraguay and plans that president-elect Horacio Cartes has to reconnect his country to the trade bloc Mercosur.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Eric Hershberg of the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University; and 
Dennis Stinchcomb of CLALS.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine.

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 (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)

 




 


















 

4/19/13

Latin Pulse: 4.19.2013

The surprising results of the snap Venezuelan presidential election and the violence that followed provide one theme for this week's edition of Latin Pulse. The program includes two interviews reacting to the outcome, including a former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela.  The program also looks at the issues facing Venezuela's new president.  The other central theme of the program is a look forward at this weekend's elections in Paraguay, which includes the comeback of that country's powerful Colorado Party.  The news segment of the program reviews the details of the recently unveiled bipartisan immigration reform proposal in the United States Senate.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Charles Shapiro of the Institute of the Americas
Dr. Christopher Sabatini of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas; and 
Dr. Peter Lambert of the University of Bath.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine.

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 (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)

 





























 

 

4/12/13

Latin Pulse: 4.12.2013

The Venezuelan snap presidential election has Latin America enthralled this week and so Latin Pulse turns its full attention this week to pre-election politics.  The program focuses on the candidates:  Interim President Nicolas Maduro and Governor Henrique Capriles Radonski.  Some of the discussion deals with inequities during the campaign and how Capriles is trailing in the polls.  The program also looks at Maduro's record and discusses the potential for diplomacy between the United States and Venezuela moving forward.  The program includes analysis from both Washington, D.C. and Caracas.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

David Smilde of the University of Georgia; and   
Alex Main of the Center for Economic & Policy Research.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine 

Writer: Zach Cohen.

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 (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)

 





















 


4/5/13

Latin Pulse: 4.05.2013

Politics and justice provide the twin themes this week on Latin Pulse with a discussion of Venezuelan politics before the country's snap presidential elections and a look at the historic human rights trial in Guatemala.  The program discusses the chances of Venezuelan candidates Acting President Nicolas Maduro and Governor Henrique Capriles Radonski, with a discussion of how the Capriles campaign can possibly become competitive in the race, as it also fights the popularity of the late Hugo Chavez, the former president.  The program segment on the Guatemalan trial discusses why this step is so important for that country's indigenous population.  The news segment of the program covers the reaction of Paraguay's president to accusations that he took power through questionable means last summer.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Victor Amaya of TalCual; and   
Kathryn Johnson of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine 

Writer: Zach Cohen.

(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)


 (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)