Summary: This week marks a year online for Latin Pulse, and so the program is celebrating by featuring a review of some of the biggest stories of the year and includes some important interviewers that listeners may have missed the first time they went online. The topics covered this week include the Drug War, immigration, the pope's trip to Latin America, Cuba's economic reforms and politics in Central America. Unlike the rest of the program, the news segment is new this week, with coverage of the new abortion law in Uruguay. Interviews include: Luis Botello, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ); Sonja Wolf, INSYDE; Vicki Gass, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); Manuel Orozco, Inter-American Dialogue; Jimena Aguilar of El Faro; Eric Hershberg, Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) of American University; Daniel Calingaert, Freedom House; and Tom Quigley, formerly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Curt Devine Writers: Jordan D'eri and Colin Campbell. (Note: This podcast includes graphic descriptions of violence that may disturb some listeners.) (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 Mexico Central America Uruguay Drug War Pope Benedict XVI drug cartels human rights Daniel Ortega abortion Mauricio Funes immigration Honduras Nicaragua violence politics impunity corruption El Salvador Raul Castro Jaime Ortega economics Cuba media
