Latin Pulse: 7.29.2016

Venezuela, Colombia, and their simmering problems provide the central themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program includes an in-depth analysis reviewing the state of democracy in Venezuela and how that affects the current crisis situation. The program also discusses how minority groups (Afro-Colombians and indigenous tribes) have been marginalized as part of the negotiations to end the country's long-running civil war. The news segment of the program covers the inauguration of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as both Peru's newest and oldest president, along with noting his support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (the TPP). The program includes in-depth interviews with: Dan Hellinger of Webster University; and Gimena Sanchez of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Chorsie Martin. (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 Peru TPP trade Venezuela Colombia Barack Obama peace talks Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Afro-Latin American issues diplomacy UN food shortages food riots civil war recall movement protest movement corruption protest movement military United States Nicolas Maduro unions Cuba Henrique Capriles Hugo Chavez media oil extractive industries environmental issues indigenous issues FARC Afro-Colombians Drug War minority issues land reform land mines paramilitaries democracy mining gold corruption atrocities health issues massacres Wayuu