Latin Pulse: 5.06.2016

Another push to recall a president and the power of remittances provide the twin themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program analyzes the latest moves with diplomacy and electoral laws to recall President Nicolas Maduro or at least restore some balance to the eroded democratic system in Venezuela. The program reviews the debate between Argentina and Venezuela at the Organization of American States (OAS). The program also includes the second part of our extended look at the links between remittances and globalization. The news segment of the program includes the latest developments regarding the debt crisis in Puerto Rico. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Michael McCarthy of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) & the Woodrow Wilson Center ; and Manuel Orozco of the Inter-American Dialogue. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and Associate Producer: Jim Singer. (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 politics Mexico Venezuela diplomacy coup Argentina United States Puerto Rico OAS debt crisis U.S. Congress Organization of American States economics military Honduras migration remittances globalization Argentina Unasur labor justice military immigration Nicolas Maduro recall movement recall petition Central America Luis Almagro National Assembly Mauricio Macri The Vatican Supreme Court El Salvador Cuba Nicaragua violence Guatemala globalization