Original air date: April 29, 2019
Host Taylor Weech interviews history scholar Ivan Torres about his study of Latin American Revolutions and the impact of history on current U.S. involvement in Venezuela and Central and South America more generally. Discussion includes impact of past policies on the current situation at the U.S./Mexico border, building solidarity with local immigrant communities, and more.
In the final third of the show, Martín Martinez joins by phone to invite listeners to the Spokane May Day march (or to a solidarity May Day march in your community!) and talks about the major issues facing immigrant communities here in Spokane, WA.
RSVP to the local march here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2223920141270192/
Includes reference to this article: https://fair.org/home/venezuela-coverage-takes-us-back-to-golden-age-of-lying-about-latin-america/
Intro Music by Jason Cross