Latin America

How The U.S. Broke Central America

July 21, 2021 Current Events, Economics, History, Politics, Race/Identity

Aviva Chomsky, professor of history and the coordinator of Latin American Studies at Salem State University, joins us to talk about hundreds of years of colonization and displacement, and why stabilizing the region will take more than just economic aid.

How Religion, Violence And Greed Shaped Latin America

October 23, 2019 Global Issues, History

Marie Arana, literary director of the National Book Festival, joins us to talk about how exploitation, violence and religion have combined to make the region the place it is today.