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UpFront PM – June 17, 2021

On today’s show: Javier Puente (@puentevaldiva) Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latinx Studies at Smith College joins us to unpack how newly elected president of Peru, Pedro Castillo came to power. Castillo was a rondero or peasant militia member in his youth and later became a teacher’s union leader. Some observers describe him as … Continued


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UpFront PM – June 16, 2021

Today on UpFront: We spend the hour speaking with Kate Aronoff (@KateAronoff), author of Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet–And How We Fight Back. In order to save the planet she argues, wealth in the United States must be redistributed and it will require nationalizing industry.