Latest from Latin Pulse – May 6th

The program analyzes the latest moves with diplomacy and electoral laws to recall President Maduro or at least restore some balance to the eroded democratic system in Venezuela. The program also includes the second part of our extended look at the links between remittances and globalization.

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Another push to recall a president and the power of remittances provide the twin themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program analyzes the latest moves with diplomacy and electoral laws to recall President Nicolas Maduro or at least restore some balance to the eroded democratic system in Venezuela.  The program reviews the debate between Argentina and Venezuela at the Organization of American States (OAS).  The program also includes the second part of our extended look at the links between remittances and globalization.  The news segment of the program includes the latest developments regarding the debt crisis in Puerto Rico.

The program includes in-depth interviews with: 
Michael McCarthy of American University’s Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) & the Woodrow Wilson Center ; and
Manuel Orozco of the Inter-American Dialogue.

The photo of Gov. Henrique Capriles of the Venezuelan opposition with a presidential recall petition is from the Venezuelan government and is in the public domain.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and
Associate Producer: Jim Singer.

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