The Glory and the Grift: Argentina and its World Cups
Argentina has won the World Cup three times: in 1978 when hosting it under a brutal military government amidst some dubious dealings to reach the final, 1986 in Mexico with the help of Maradona and Go...
13 Juni 29min
Rats! From Hantavirus to Hondurasgate
There are two viruses threatening Latin America and beyond. The first is Hantavirus (Andean strain) which it's thought was picked up by European tourists who boarded a Dutch cruise ship in April in th...
17 Maj 28min
Insecure Presidential Security
The attack last week on Donald Trump was merely the latest in a series of assassination attempts against American presidents. Joe and Daniel have covered a fair few presidential events in their time -...
3 Maj 30min
Exposed! The Emperors' New Clothes
The people of Hungary have had enough of the malicious, regressive, oppresive policies of their president of sixteen years, Viktor Orban. He was one of the first of the world's anti-women, anti-aborti...
20 Apr 27min
The Battle for Human Rights in Argentina: Truth, Justice and Memory
The military was in office in Argentina between 1976 and 1983, kidnapping, torturing and killing an estimated 30,000 of its own people. Thousands more fled into exile. Argentina is still a country com...
3 Apr 33min
Latin America and the New World Order
The Monroe Doctrine implemented in 1823 by the then president of the United States, James Monroe, was designed to tell the European colonial powers to get out of their backyard. Make no mistake - Lati...
14 Mars 28min
No News in Latin America? Or Just Too Few Journalists Covering It?
News coverage as we knew it is shrinking, the latest drastic job cuts at the Washington Post just the latest whittling away of a service vital to the health of democracy. And this when smaller, lighte...
8 Feb 31min
