Summary: Peace and the growing power of women in Latin America provide the twin themes this week on Latin Pulse. The presidential elections in Chile which have two women vying for the presidency provide the backdrop for a discussion of how women have moved into the key positions of power in the region. The program also gives an update on progress in the peace talks meant to settle the civil war in Colombia, a war that has gone on for almost 50 years. The news segment of the program covers the police strike and resulting violence in Argentina. The program includes interviews with: Macarena Saez of American University; and Gimena Sanchez of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Argentina United States politics elections protests Evelyn Matthei violence justice Chile Brazil Mexico abortion Michelle Bachelet Laura Chinchilla Costa Rica Dilma Rousseff gender issues Barack Obama United States justice Nicaragua United Nations El Salvador Juan Manuel Santos peace talks Colombia FARC drug war human rights drug legalization Augusto Pinochet Catholic Church Xiomara Castro de Zelaya poverty Honduras land reform diplomacy business
