Jair Bolsonaro's presidency has been a disaster for Brazil. Over 650,000 dead from Covid-19. Amazon deforestation. Rising fascism. Budget cuts. Fake news. Threats to democracy. In this introduction to Brazil on Fire, host journalist Michael Fox sets the scene for the podcast by looking back on the last four years and why understanding Bolsonaro's rise is important now, ahead of Brazil's presidential election on October 2. This is Brazil on Fire. A new podcast about Brazil’s descent toward fascis...
Aug 16, 2022•15 min0
First episodes coming this September! Jair Bolsonaro's rise was unimaginable just a few years before his election as president of Brazil. With an impending showdown between the incumbent Bolsonaro and popular left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, many suspect Bolsonaro may resort to a January 6-style coup to retain power. In this special limited podcast series from Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, we’ll dive into the story of Bolsonaro's rise, the return of Brazilian f...
Aug 03, 2022•5 min
Mas de 15 años después de la publicación de Periodistas y magnates , el libro de Guillermo Mastrini y Marín Becerra que ofreció un análisis de la concentración mediática en Sudamérica y México, en un campo mediático atravesado por la creciente digitalización, nos preguntamos: ¿Qué tanto ha cambiado la concentración mediática en América Latina? En este conversatorio, Gustavo Fuchs habla con cuatro investigadores de los medios de comunicación en la región: Guillermo Mastrini y Martín Becerra, ambo...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Helen talks to guest editor and contributor Bret Gustafson about Caribbean energy structures, and how US administrations from Reagan to now have pushed fossil fuel dependency in the Caribbean as a “national security” concern. Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Feb 16, 2018•30 min
Helen takes a deep dive with Jonathan Devore, author of the latest NACLA Report’s feature essay on the early days of the Brazilian Odebrecht Company in rural Bahia. Rural residents’ memories and perspective on Odebrecht add new dimensions to the Petrobras scandal, which is now reverberating throughout the region— How does bringing in often overlooked voices change the way we tell histories of political scandals? Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twi...
Jan 17, 2018•27 min
Andrea Bolivar did most of her dissertation research in Chicago, spending time with and learning from the trans Latina women whose experiences in the sex industry have emerged from a confluence of transphobia, racism, and criminalization. Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Oct 23, 2017•18 min
NACLA Report contributor Moira Birss talks with Helen about how private companies and governments in Latin America have criminalized environmental human rights defenders, and how a confluence of violence, harassment, smear campaigns, and policing tactics threatens to silence environmental justice movements throughout the Americas. Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Oct 10, 2017•28 min
Helen speaks with NACLA Report contributor Marisol LeBrón, whose article for the latest issue of the Report traces the Puerto Rican state’s policing and surveillance programs from the 1950s to now. They discuss the internal complexities at play in Puerto Rican politics beyond the colonial dynamic between the U.S. government and Puerto Rico, and Marisol explains how policing tactics were used to undermine the Puerto Rican Nationalist party leading up to a crucial vote over ratifying Commonwealth ...
Oct 02, 2017•37 min
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Sep 14, 2017•38 min
49.2.3: DREAMs Beyond DACA by NACLARadio Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Aug 01, 2017•1 hr 4 min
49.2.2: Mike Bustamante on Cuba by NACLARadio Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Jul 10, 2017•44 min
Nara Milanich discusses family detention centers, the asylum process, and the fight to protect immigrant rights. Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Jun 28, 2017•36 min
Helen talks with NACLA Report contributor Devyn Spence Benson about the history of racism and antiracism in Cuba, the legacy of Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution, and Afro Cuban activism today. Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Apr 19, 2017•38 min
In this episode of NACLA Radio, Helen talks with NACLA Report contributor Julia Buxton about the current state of opposition to the Maduro government, the tactics and conversation around legitimacy, and the place of groups advocating for the rights of Afro-Venezeulans, Indigenous Venezuelans, women, and LGBTQI people. Listen to the end for a brief discussion of the Hungarian government’s legislative attempt to shut down the U.S.-based Central European University, where Julia is Dean of the Schoo...
Apr 12, 2017•35 min
Guest producer Julia Burnell brings us some excerpts from her interview with Chilean musician Nano Stern, who is currently touring North America. Nano will be at Verso Books on Friday, March 17th, at 6:30pm to discuss activism and art with NACLA and to share some of his music. Read the full interview in the latest issue of the NACLA Report, "#BlackLivesMatter Across the Hemisphere." Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Mar 15, 2017•21 min
Helen talks with NACLA Report contributor Geraldo Cadava about the history of Latino conservatism in the United States, and on how Latinos voted in last November’s election. Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Feb 14, 2017•35 min
Helen talks to NACLA contributor Ben Cowan about the recent right turn in Brazilian politics, the resurgence of the "Beef, Bullets, and Bible" caucus in Brazilian congress, and the new right's flirtation with its own sort of identity politics. Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Jan 25, 2017•38 min
Helen catches up with Manuel Perez Rocha following the decision on the Pacific Rim vs. El Salvador case. Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Jan 18, 2017•25 min
48.3: Bret Gustafson & Niki Fabricant on Morales and extractive industry in Bolivia by NACLARadio Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Oct 27, 2016•36 min
48.3: Manuel Perez-Rocha on Free Trade and Investor Disputes by NACLARadio Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Oct 16, 2016•41 min
Helen talks to Forrest Hylton and Aaron Tauss about their article in the Report. Forrest digs into the article and the transnational economic motivations behind the Colombian peace accord. Helen follows up with Aaron in October to discuss recent developments, and what might happen next. Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Oct 11, 2016•55 min
We take a deeper dive into the latest NACLA Report - Currency of Death: Unraveling the Political Economy of the Drug Wars, with interviews with Alexander Aviña, Molly Molloy, and Todd Miller. Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA
Aug 03, 2016•53 min
