My thoughts: If you want to understand coups, read this book. Their description: “Vijay Prashad, the director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, talks about his new book, Washington Bullets.”

My thoughts: This is such a horrific injustice it’s very difficult to learn about. Their description: “Latina Veterans Lucy del Gaudio and Pam Campos-Palma are spearheading a campaign demanding justice after the disappearance and killing of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén. Their service experience includes misogyny, discrimination and sexual violence that many women, especially women of […]

Their description: “Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas (@OVargas52) from Kawsashun News (@KawsaschunNews) returns to the show to discuss the recent uprisings and calls to restore restore democracy in Bolivia. Support Kawsaschun News: https://www.patreon.com/KawsaschunNews”

My thoughts: The assassination of Caceres is a horrific injustice and the way the US mainstream press covered her execution is shameful.  You can bet that if she had been killed in Venezuela, in Cuba, or in any country where the US government is actively engaged in regime change, her assassination would have been front […]

My thoughts: In 1954, the United States overthrew the liberal government of Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala, one of a long list of U.S.-supported coups in Latin America.  What “crime” did Arbenz commit? Arbenz challenged exploitative US corporations operating in Latin America. Today, Guatemalans migrate to the United States.  Their lives are difficult in Guatemala and […]

My thoughts: Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal is fighting the good fight, and his work should receive the coverage and praise it deserves.  As the episode showcases, authoritarians despise being challenged and will retaliate if they can.  It takes courage and tenacity to hold them accountable and Espinoza-Madrigal is doing just that. Their description: “Bristol County Sheriff Thomas […]

My thoughts: What do Indonesia, Chile, and Brazil have in common? Answer: They’ve all experienced the extreme violence of U.S. imperialism. It’s truly horrific to read about what the United States has done in Latin America and in other parts of the Third World. It’s just horrific. Their description: “Why did the word “Jakarta” appear […]

My thoughts: Through my research, I found Mexican immigrant activists in the 1920s observing court proceedings and challenging judicial rulings they felt were unjust.  Today, a non-profit called Documented is doing similar kind of work in New York City. Their description: “For our latest episode of Latino USA, we partnered up with Documented, a nonprofit […]

My thoughts: Latinx people have many hidden histories in the United States. The long and brutal history of lynching Mexicans is being written now (see Forgotten Dead), while Garcia is teaching us more about the little-known history of segregating Mexican children in US schools. As Garcia argue, this wasn’t an accident, this wasn’t an unintended […]

My thoughts: If we don’t write our history, others will write it for us. And if you’re anything like me, you’ll probably be disappointed by what you read. Orozco has devoted her career to unearthing our people’s history. This is another powerful example of her life’s work. Their description: “In Agent of Change: Adela Sloss-Vento, Mexican […]