Featuring Hilary Goodfriend & Jorge Cuéllar in the second of a three (not two!) part series on the history and present of Central America. This interview picks up our discussion of revolutionary armed struggles against brutal US-backed military-oligarchic regimes in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Then, the peace accords and postwar transitions accompanied by the imposition of neoliberal economic restructuring. Finally, the rise of mass migration, new transnational gangs, and the regime of El Salvador’s authoritarian Bitcoin enthusiast Nayib Bukele. And more.<br /> <br /> Support The Dig at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Patreon.com/TheDig</a><br /> <br /> Want to learn more? Greg Grandin on The Dig: <a href="http://thedigradio.com/podcast/empires-workshop-with-greg-grandin" rel="noopener" target="_blank">thedigradio.com/podcast/empires-workshop-with-greg-grandin</a><br /> <br /> We now have a special feed dedicated entirely to our Thawra series. Listen and spread the word: <a href="http://thedigradio.com/Thawra" rel="noopener" target="_blank">thedigradio.com/Thawra</a><br /> <br /> Subscribe to a year of Jacobin for only $15— a special offer for Dig listeners! <a href="http://bit.ly/digjacobin" rel="noopener" target="_blank">bit.ly/digjacobin</a> <br /> <br /> Buy Abolish Rent at <a href="http://Haymarketbooks.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Haymarketbooks.com</a>

The Dig

Daniel Denvir

Neoliberalism, Violence, Migration w/ Hilary Goodfriend & Jorge Cuéllar

NOV 18, 2024125 MIN
The Dig

Neoliberalism, Violence, Migration w/ Hilary Goodfriend & Jorge Cuéllar

NOV 18, 2024125 MIN

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Featuring Hilary Goodfriend & Jorge Cuéllar in the second of a three (not two!) part series on the history and present of Central America. This interview picks up our discussion of revolutionary armed struggles against brutal US-backed military-oligarchic regimes in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Then, the peace accords and postwar transitions accompanied by the imposition of neoliberal economic restructuring. Finally, the rise of mass migration, new transnational gangs, and the regime of El Salvador’s authoritarian Bitcoin enthusiast Nayib Bukele. And more.

Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig

Want to learn more? Greg Grandin on The Dig: thedigradio.com/podcast/empires-workshop-with-greg-grandin

We now have a special feed dedicated entirely to our Thawra series. Listen and spread the word: thedigradio.com/Thawra

Subscribe to a year of Jacobin for only $15— a special offer for Dig listeners! bit.ly/digjacobin

Buy Abolish Rent at Haymarketbooks.com