WOLA Podcast: LGBTQ+ Migrants in the Crosshairs
A WOLA podcast episode with Brigitte Baltazar Lujano, a very brave trans migrant woman who directs the LGBTQ+ program, at Al Otro Lado in Tijuana, Mexico.
#WOLAPodcast
WOLA Podcast: “Global Drug Policy: ‘Countries are being freed up to actually speak their minds’”
Podcast: A belligerent U.S. delegation got isolated at a UN drug policy meeting in March, where there were important breakthroughs for reform.
WOLA Podcast: The Alien Enemies Act
On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 for only the fourth time in U.S. history. The target, this time, is citizens of Venezuela.
#ElSalvador #HumanRights #Migration #USPolicy #Venezuela #WOLAPodcast
WOLA Podcast: “They Didn’t Take Our Strength”: The Border Under Trump, Viewed from Nogales
New WOLA podcast episode: At the border in Nogales, Mexico, migrants tell Kino Border Initiative shelter staff, “They didn’t take our strength. They didn’t take our dignity. People will keep fighting for safety.”
WOLA Podcast: Authoritarianism, Resistance, and Repression: What’s Next for Venezuela?
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro got himself sworn into office again 2 weeks ago, despite losing an election, riding a wave of repression. WOLA’s latest podcast episode is a situation report from my colleague Laura Dib, who runs our Venezuela program.
WOLA Podcast: From Promise to Pressure: Bernardo Arévalo’s First Year in Power in Guatemala
The first WOLA podcast of 2025 is with my colleague Ana María Méndez, who runs our Central America program. The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, finished his first year in office on January 14.
WOLA Podcast: The Work of Urban Peace Continues in Colombia, Despite Frustrations
An update on Colombia’s peace processes, confusing political dynamics, and inspiring civil society struggles in a podcast interview with Gimena Sánchez, WOLA’s Colombia program director, who just returned from a visit there.
#Audio #Colombia #ColombiaPeaceProcess #ColombiaPostConflict #WOLAPodcast
WOLA Podcast: A Tariff Threat Foreshadows U.S.-Mexico Relations During the Second Trump Presidency
Donald Trump’s crude tariff threat against Mexico and Canada last week tells a lot about what we’ll be dealing with over the next few years.
WOLA Podcast: What Trump’s Return Means for Latin America
If there’s a central message to this first-days conversation, it’s that the path back to democracy runs through a robust, creative, inclusive civil society.
#Audio #HumanRights #Migration #PoliticsAndSecurity #USPolicy #WOLAPodcast
WOLA Podcast: Mexico’s Constitutional Reforms: a Setback for Checks and Balances
Mexico has changed its constitution to allow direct election of judges, placement of a militarized National Guard under direct Army control, and other changes. Stephanie Brewer of WOLA and Lisa Sánchez of MUCD explain what this means, in a new WOLA podcast episode.
#CivilMilitaryRelations #JusticeSystems #Mexico #PoliticsAndSecurity #WOLAPodcast
WOLA Podcast: “The Scrutiny Should Be Public to All Citizens:” the aftermath of Venezuela’s July election
Laura Cristina Dib, WOLA’s director for Venezuela, discusses the aftermath of the Venezuelan elections that took place on July 28, 2024, as new developments continue to come to light.
#Audio #Elections #PoliticsAndSecurity #Venezuela #WOLAPodcast
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