Summary: Violence, crime and national security provide the themes this week on Latin Pulse. First, the program reviews security in Mexico, and discusses the rise of various cartels, especially the Sinaloa Cartel. Another in-depth part of the program deals with the crisis in El Salvador due to the involvement of street gangs in a transportation strike. Both segments discuss how the central governments in these countries do not have the power to stop the criminal groups. The news segment of the program covers the border crisis between Venezuela and Colombia due to unauthorized immigration, violence and the influence of criminal groups. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Jo Tuckman of The Guardian; and Hector Silva of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS). Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcast news Latin America Guatemala Mexico Colombia diplomacy Venezuela military immigration El Salvador Central America protest movement immigration human rights Jalisco Cartel Sinaloa Cartel organized crime Enrique Pena Nieto Salvador Sanchez Ceren Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman drug cartels extrajudicial killings death squads United States Barrio 18 justice politics democracy media MS-13 poverty economics impunity violence corruption police
