Latin Pulse: 4.03.2015

Judaism, anti-semitism, and Argentina provide the main themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program revisits the mysterious case of the death of Alberto Nisman, a special prosecutor looking at terrorism cases that may have links to Iran. The program discusses how the Nisman case continues to provide a crisis atmosphere in Argentina. Also, the program reflects on the history of Judaism in Latin America and the various waves of prejudice that the Jewish population of the region has weathered. The news segment of the program covers the latest round of diplomacy between Cuba and the United States regarding human rights. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Shannon O'Neil of the Council on Foreign Relations; and Marjorie Agosin of Wellesley College. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Gabriela Canchola. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcast news Latin America elections politics Argentina military espionage Cuba Alberto Nisman United States culture economics anti-semitism human rights Juan Peron Hector Timmerman debt crisis religion Maximo Kirchner Daniel Scioli Sergio Massa Judaism diplomacy Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Salvador Allende Augusto Pinochet Chile Peronism default debt finances terrorism Iran Brazil justice Mexico colonialism Spain Nazis immigration Uruguay coup Israel Hezbollah Palestinians Peru Carlos Menem corruption