Summary: Latin Pulse focuses on the weakness of some democracies in Latin America this week with a special program devoted to how constitutions are being bent to the will of some powerful forces. The program discusses what are called "express coups" and the details of controversial governmental change in Paraguay and Honduras. The program also looks at the judicial crisis in El Salvador which some characterized as a constitutional crisis. The news segment of the program covers the Caravan for Peace that wound its way from Tijuana to Washington, D.C., lobbying for policy changes in the Drug War. In-Depth Interviews: Fulton Armstrong of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University, and Geoff Thale of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Writers: Jordan D'eri and Colin Campbell (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 Colombia express coups coups Drug War Caravan for Peace peace movement judicial crisis constitutional crisis Mexico arms smuggling democracy judiciary El Salvador constitution Fernando Lugo Mauricio Funes Honduras Paraguay United States Hugo Chavez Manuel Zelaya Alvaro Uribe Organization of American States OAS Venezuela FMLN ARENA politics Barack Obama
