Following the 2023 Miss Universe pageant in El Salvador, the LMC speaks with professors Ana P Rodriguez and Jorge Cuellar on how the pageant  was used to whitewash Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele's authoritarianism.  

Ana P Rodriguez is an Associate Professor in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures @ the University of Maryland in College Park.  Jorge Cuellar is a Assistant Professor, Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies @ Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire

November 24th, 2023: Bukele's Beauty Pageant

As the militarization of the border in Texas continues to increase under governor Greg Abbott, the LMC spends the hour with Heidi Beirich, the co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate & Extremism, about how continuing militarization has become a magnet for armed hate groups.

March 15th, 2024: Growing Extremism on the Border

Often overlooked in Central American history, the struggle for social justice in Honduras in the 80s is given a deserved spotlight in this episode from the LMC as we spend the hour with Michael Fox on Honduras' forgotten history of social resistance.

Michael Fox is a freelance writer and the host of the new podcast, "Under the Shadow."

March 22nd, 2024: Honduras in the 80s

Following the conviction of former Honduran coup president Juan Orlando Hernandez in a US court on drug-trafficking charges, the LMC speaks with both Adrienne Pine and Karen Spring about how JOH turned Honduras into a narco-state.

Adrienne Pine is an anthropologist & co-coordinator of the Intl Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine.  Karen Spring is a researcher, host of the Honduras Now podcast, and co-coordinator of the Honduras Solidarity Network (HSN).

March 29th, 2024: JOH Guilty

In recent week, the Republican led anti-CRT movement has extended itself to attack and defund historically black colleges and universities.  So on this episode, the LMC speaks with professors Will Guzman and Nolan Cabrera to discuss how these recent attacks parallel the banning of ethnic studies in Arizona during the mid 2000s.

Will Guzman is the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Intl. Programs & Community Engagement @ North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC.

Nolan Cabrera is a Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Practice @ the University of Arizona in Tucson.

April 5th, 2024: HBCUs Under Attack

On this episode, the LMC speaks with Maximillian Alvarez and Clara Longo de Freitas to spotlight Baltimore's Latino community following the Key Bridge collapse that killed six migrant construction workers.

Maximillian Alvarez is the Editor-in-Chief of the Real News Network in Baltimore, MD.

Clara Longo de Freitas is a community reporter for the Baltimore Banner.

April 12th, 2024: Baltimore's Latino Community

With growing support on college campuses for Palestine as the Israeli military assault on Gaza continues, the LMC spends the hour with Mark Lewis Taylor, Professor of Theology and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, to discuss the history of Israeli involvement in the Mayan Genocide in Guatemala and why it should serve as a crucial frame of reference today.

April 26th, 2024: Israel & the Guatemalan Genocide

As protests on college campuses by students in solidarity with Gaza continue nationwide, the LMC spends the hour with freelance writer Arturo Dominguez about the hypocrisy of Texas governor Greg Abbott's authoritarian response to demonstrators in the Lone Star state.

May 3rd, 2024: Greg Abbott vs Peaceful Protestors

Following last year's landmark labor victories by United Auto Workers, the momentum has extended to Tennessee where workers voted last month to unionize.  So the LMC spends the hour with Luis Feliz Leon, staff writer for Labor Notes, to discuss the importance of this latest labor victory and the frontline workers who led the way.

May 10th, 2024: Tennessee Auto Workers

Devasting floods in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre has left hundreds dead and major concerns about the continued effects of global warming.  So the LMC spends the hour with Michael Fox, the host of the podcast docuseries "Brazil on Fire", to give the latest on "Brazil's Katrina."

May 17th, 2024: The Floods of Porto Alegre

Almost five years after the largest ICE raid in US history devastated Mississippi's immigrant community, the LMC speaks with Lorena Quiroz, the founder and director of the Immigrant Alliance for Justice & Equity, about the challenges immigrant whistleblowers still face in Mississippi's meat-packing industry.

May 24th, 2024: Worker's Rights in Mississippi

The Latino Media Collective is a grassroots Latino public-affairs program that airs on Pacifica station WPFW 89.3fm on Fridays @ 1pm EST in Washington DC.  

November 24th, 2023: Bukele's Beauty Pageant

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