Latin Pulse: 7.17.2015

War and politics provide the themes on Latin Pulse, this week, as the program tunes in to events in Guatemala and Colombia. The first segment of the program discusses the complex political matrix in Guatemala as the country heads toward presidential elections and what effects the anti-corruption protests in the country might have on that process. The second part of the program examines how U.S. policies have affected the conduct of the civil war in Colombia. The news segment of the program gives details of the prison escape by Joaquin "El Chapo Shorty" Guzman, the head of the Sinaloa Cartel. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Julie Lopez of Plaza Publica; and Winifred Tate of Colby College. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock. (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 military Guatemala Colombia Mexico prisons civil war Drug War drug cartels corruption Sinaloa Cartel environmentalism media plagiarism immigration FARC LIDER Party Manuel Baldizon paramilitaries insurgents protest movement Prensa Libre economics Roberto Gonzalez coca CREO Party cocaine Monsanto violence glyshophate herbicides diplomacy Sandra Torres UNE Party peace talks Plan Colombia aerial spraying health issues human rights United States Otto Perez Molina Juan Manuel Santos World Health Organization Joaquin 'El Chapo Shorty' Guzman