About WTF is Going on in Latin America & The Caribbean
Welcome to WTF is Going on in Latin America & The Caribbean, a PopularResistance (https://popularresistance.org/) broadcast featuring hot news out of the region with host Teri Mattson. Each weekly episode features a country and/or issue related to the affects of U.S. foreign, economic and/or military influence and intervention in the hemisphere of The Americas. Our guests include academics, policy-makers, journalists as well as activists recognized for their groundwork within local communities and movements.
WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean broadcasts Thursdays at 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET on multiple live platforms including: CODEPINK YouTube Live (https://www.youtube.com/user/codepinkaction), TheConvoCouch (https://www.youtube.com/c/TheConvoCouch) and Facebook Live via PopularResistance.org (https://www.facebook.com/PopularResistanceOrg) You can also find us on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtf-is-going-on-in-latin-america-the-caribbean/id1585510799), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/21vTN2wAoTKABun1iWlA79?si=fe24b0e809c24ad8), Telegram (https://t.me/WTFisGoingoninLatinAmerica) and RadIndieMedia.com (https://radindiemedia.com/)
WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean is a Popular Resistance (https://popularresistance.org/) broadcast in partnership with Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team (https://blackallianceforpeace.com/), CODEPINK (https://www.codepink.org/), Common Frontiers (https://www.facebook.com/common.frontiers/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU4zki45zBUtGNYr6Vb7dg4cMBjBcsVra2xTltHZc-nthJf2bZns2Z9kJM3Qn8qkxiZzh6WLdR9HR65t7tdcqXsyaDKifFMIfgciUskgwmJ6vKwd7J31u7b_6d9nN7X8FlIQRUeiKrg0iAQYeJwG5ZC64g4YYtvoUJrw1LYq6dQbfbrlTym5yiNLAo5WC6BFDg&__tn__=kK-R), Council on Hemispheric Affairs (https://www.facebook.com/council.on.hemispheric.affairs?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU4zki45zBUtGNYr6Vb7dg4cMBjBcsVra2xTltHZc-nthJf2bZns2Z9kJM3Qn8qkxiZzh6WLdR9HR65t7tdcqXsyaDKifFMIfgciUskgwmJ6vKwd7J31u7b_6d9nN7X8FlIQRUeiKrg0iAQYeJwG5ZC64g4YYtvoUJrw1LYq6dQbfbrlTym5yiNLAo5WC6BFDg&__tn__=-%5DK-R), Friends of Latin America (https://www.facebook.com/friendsoflatinamerica/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU4zki45zBUtGNYr6Vb7dg4cMBjBcsVra2xTltHZc-nthJf2bZns2Z9kJM3Qn8qkxiZzh6WLdR9HR65t7tdcqXsyaDKifFMIfgciUskgwmJ6vKwd7J31u7b_6d9nN7X8FlIQRUeiKrg0iAQYeJwG5ZC64g4YYtvoUJrw1LYq6dQbfbrlTym5yiNLAo5WC6BFDg&__tn__=kK-R), InterReligious Task Force on Central America (https://www.irtfcleveland.org/), Massachusetts Peace Action (https://www.facebook.com/masspeaceaction/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU4zki45zBUtGNYr6Vb7dg4cMBjBcsVra2xTltHZc-nthJf2bZns2Z9kJM3Qn8qkxiZzh6WLdR9HR65t7tdcqXsyaDKifFMIfgciUskgwmJ6vKwd7J31u7b_6d9nN7X8FlIQRUeiKrg0iAQYeJwG5ZC64g4YYtvoUJrw1LYq6dQbfbrlTym5yiNLAo5WC6BFDg&__tn__=kK-R) and Task Force on the Americas (https://www.facebook.com/TaskForceontheAmericas/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU4zki45zBUtGNYr6Vb7dg4cMBjBcsVra2xTltHZc-nthJf2bZns2Z9kJM3Qn8qkxiZzh6WLdR9HR65t7tdcqXsyaDKifFMIfgciUskgwmJ6vKwd7J31u7b_6d9nN7X8FlIQRUeiKrg0iAQYeJwG5ZC64g4YYtvoUJrw1LYq6dQbfbrlTym5yiNLAo5WC6BFDg&__tn__=kK-R).
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Ecuador's Presidential Election heads to a Second Round in October
EPISODE: Ecuador’s Presidential Election heads to a Second Round in October
GUEST: Pilar Troya
Pilar is an Ecuadorian feminist anthropologist. Her main areas of interest are social public policies, especially concerning gender equality and the feminist movement. She has served as an advisor to the Ministry of National Planning and as an advisor and Deputy Minister to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of Ecuador. She is a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.
BACKGROUND:
Luisa González, of the Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana party, on Sunday took a lead in the first round of Ecuador’s presidential and legislative elections, which have been marred by political assassinations as the Andean nation struggles with a wave of violence that has brought homicide rates, under the Lasso administration, to record levels.
Gonzalez is set to face the surprise second-place finisher Daniel Noboa in a run-off election in October, according to the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE), as neither candidate won more than 50% of the ballot.
González has promised to enhance public spending and social programs and wants to address the security crisis by fixing the root causes of violence, such as poverty and inequality. A former tourism and labor minister in Correa’s government, González has also called for the judiciary to be reinforced to help with prosecutions, analysts say.
Daniel Noboa is the son of banana businessman Álvaro Noboa – who himself has run for the presidency at least five times. The 35-year-old was a lawmaker before outgoing President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the legislature and called for early elections.
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ADDITIONAL LINKS:
Ecuador’s President Dissolves National Assembly Triggering Early Elections (https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/c9fb825b-93fa-485e-889a-22698879aa52/stream.mp3)
Ecuador: The Lasso Government Post-National Strike (https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/7edad3df-ea7f-4b2b-8b05-7b5907eaccbd/stream.mp3?_gl=1%2A18oe8lz%2A_gcl_au%2ANjY4NzM4OTM1LjE2ODUwNDgxNzU.%2A_ga%2AMTE4NTc2NDU0OC4xNjY5MjIzMzMx%2A_ga_KVZ47LYJWW%2AMTY5MjgwNjg5NC42NS4xLjE2OTI4MDY5MDYuMC4wLjA.)
Ecuador Erupts Against Neoliberalism (https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/a1e35ca7-e883-4691-b241-7abf79086afe/stream.mp3)
TriContinental: Institute for Social Research (https://thetricontinental.org/)
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28 Jul 2023
Nicaragua: A History of U.S. Intervention & Resistance
EPISODE:
Nicaragua, A History of US Intervention & Resistance
GUEST: Author, Activist and Labor Attorney, Daniel Kovalik
BACKGROUND:
The latest book by labor and human rights attorney, Daniel Kovalik, Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention & Resistance (2023, Clarity Press, 292 pages), is a worthy addition to the author’s collection of works on countries targeted by U.S. imperialism, such as Venezuela, Russia, and Iran. While giving readers a thoughtful and much fuller picture than one can glean from the corporate media, this volume tells an engaging tale based on personal experience and extensive research.
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ADDITIONAL LINKS:
Nicaragua: A History of U.S. Intervention & Resistance (https://www.claritypress.com/product/nicaragua-a-history-of-us-intervention-resistance/)
Book Review: Nicaragua, A History of US Intervention & Resistance, by Daniel Kovalik (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcoha.org%2Fbook-review-nicaragua-a-history-of-us-intervention-resistance-by-daniel-kovalik%2F&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbldITXE5LWxFTkc4WGExaGZiSDhOSkFzc2RQd3xBQ3Jtc0tscFduWjNhN003dEo2ZjgtYy1Nak9CU2J4ZVB5STlwdEI3RURVWUpvWGtncmFTQ3Y0bi1hN1l0R3lvTDBHZjJtdUZvYkp3bGhQMUh2SmRoVzdkRE5STzc4LXRIRVZCLVY2WWRNaTFocko1bXh5a3F5UQ&v=C4NxxGELMPY)
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WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean is a Popular Resistance (https://popularresistance.org/) broadcast in partnership with Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team (https://blackallianceforpeace.com/), CODEPINK (https://www.codepink.org/), Common Frontiers (https://commonfrontiers.ca/), Council on Hemispheric Affairs (https://coha.org/), Friends of Latin America (https://friendsoflatinamerica.org/), InterReligious Task Force on Central America (https://www.irtfcleveland.org/), Massachusetts Peace Action (https://masspeaceaction.org/), Task Force on the Americas (https://taskforceamericas.org/), and Venezuelanalysis (https://venezuelanalysis.com/)
14 Jul 2023
Sandinistas Speak, Nicaraguans Defend Their Revolution
EPISODE:
Sandinistas Speak. Nicaraguans Defend their Revolution (https://www.youtube.com/live/GoZsVaSCeqc?feature=share)
This episode is bi-lingual with subtitles.
PRODUCER and HOST: Ramiro Sebastian Funez
Friday, June 30, WTF returned to Managua, Nicaragua to do follow-up study of Caribbean Coast government funded infrastructure projects and to celebrate the 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution on July 19. While on assignment, each week we will share with you segments of the documentary Nicaragua Against Empire. The film journals our March 2021 Sanctions Kill (https://sanctionskill.org/) / Friends of the ATC, Nicaragua (https://friendsatc.org/) delegation
In this episode, you hear directly from working-class Nicaraguans who support their socialist government. You also hear their thoughts about U.S. sanctions and regime change. These are perspectives rarely shared in mainstream media.
WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean is a Popular Resistance (https://popularresistance.org/) broadcast in partnership with Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team (https://blackallianceforpeace.com/), CODEPINK (https://www.codepink.org/), Common Frontiers (https://www.facebook.com/common.frontiers/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU4zki45zBUtGNYr6Vb7dg4cMBjBcsVra2xTltHZc-nthJf2bZns2Z9kJM3Qn8qkxiZzh6WLdR9HR65t7tdcqXsyaDKifFMIfgciUskgwmJ6vKwd7J31u7b_6d9nN7X8FlIQRUeiKrg0iAQYeJwG5ZC64g4YYtvoUJrw1LYq6dQbfbrlTym5yiNLAo5WC6BFDg&__tn__=kK-R), Council on Hemispheric Affairs (https://www.facebook.com/council.on.hemispheric.affairs?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU4zki45zBUtGNYr6Vb7dg4cMBjBcsVra2xTltHZc-nthJf2bZns2Z9kJM3Qn8qkxiZzh6WLdR9HR65t7tdcqXsyaDKifFMIfgciUskgwmJ6vKwd7J31u7b_6d9nN7X8FlIQRUeiKrg0iAQYeJwG5ZC64g4YYtvoUJrw1LYq6dQbfbrlTym5yiNLAo5WC6BFDg&__tn__=-%5DK-R), Friends of Latin America (https://www.facebook.com/friendsoflatinamerica/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU4zki45zBUtGNYr6Vb7dg4cMBjBcsVra2xTltHZc-nthJf2bZns2Z9kJM3Qn8qkxiZzh6WLdR9HR65t7tdcqXsyaDKifFMIfgciUskgwmJ6vKwd7J31u7b_6d9nN7X8FlIQRUeiKrg0iAQYeJwG5ZC64g4YYtvoUJrw1LYq6dQbfbrlTym5yiNLAo5WC6BFDg&__tn__=kK-R), InterReligious Task Force on Central America (https://www.irtfcleveland.org/), Massachusetts Peace Action (https://www.facebook.com/masspeaceaction/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU4zki45zBUtGNYr6Vb7dg4cMBjBcsVra2xTltHZc-nthJf2bZns2Z9kJM3Qn8qkxiZzh6WLdR9HR65t7tdcqXsyaDKifFMIfgciUskgwmJ6vKwd7J31u7b_6d9nN7X8FlIQRUeiKrg0iAQYeJwG5ZC64g4YYtvoUJrw1LYq6dQbfbrlTym5yiNLAo5WC6BFDg&__tn__=kK-R); Task Force on the Americas (https://www.facebook.com/TaskForceontheAmericas/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU4zki45zBUtGNYr6Vb7dg4cMBjBcsVra2xTltHZc-nthJf2bZns2Z9kJM3Qn8qkxiZzh6WLdR9HR65t7tdcqXsyaDKifFMIfgciUskgwmJ6vKwd7J31u7b_6d9nN7X8FlIQRUeiKrg0iAQYeJwG5ZC64g4YYtvoUJrw1LYq6dQbfbrlTym5yiNLAo5WC6BFDg&__tn__=kK-R); and Venezuelanalysis.com (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT38CUAsMDqOnFIbMGNPvudGSkfv1HLCDkkKWGIudjG7tNnkue-lkZpfGPKEXAJazChVF7aFBqSocL6LHp3AZzkpo-PnLf7HUKMpB1HCm6fZcqzIsQzF8bn1QPQaAhbvayqGb4sMUNrALIYd0LCPwmqE6vMJGc59fZ-bRi3yvMj3U405fBBj&h=AT1yrbrNQoVW7Vyxpd7gtD8t__cca01QpXY4IKA-lAevX9EMJ7feM9Yq2m_vSPSd3tiS5CvwDqrQMyRqrNT-cWdwyBnaHTGqX67GhnDw0oZ4-NzQkRYBbKAlTtwWGKWYWb1T&u=http%3A%2F%2FVenezuelanalysis.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR28ScZeR7VLczsUReI-GWunpVBOV3zz4WCn_NpGUWNcV_v-LANCwvDzumM)
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