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Notes from the World

Michael Deibert

Politics, culture, and society from the Caribbean, Latin America, and beyond.

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  1. “As Palestinians, we are looking to have a new generation of politicians and a new spirit in our political system.” 19:51
  2. How a Global Network Whitewashes Cuban Government Violence and Repression 38:45
  3. Lebanon: “Instability Is the Only Constant You Ever Know” 1:31:27
  4. Afghanistan has seen “five years of absolute madness” under Taliban rule 16:32
  5. Haiti: "We Have No Idea What’s Coming" 1:37:25
  6. Spain After the World Cup 56:06
  7. "The Israeli settlers are becoming more and more dangerous" 23:50
  8. "On October 7th, It Felt Like the Testimonies I Had Been Reading Were Coming to Life in the Most Horrific of Ways" 48:10
  9. “Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo Will Fall”: A Conversation About Nicaragua 1:08:21
  10. "People are really panicking" : Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Casts a Shadow Across Africa 47:51
  11. "Political and economic groups always saw Fernando as an inconvenient figure for their interests": A Conversation with Verónica Sarauz 24:21
  12. "What you basically have in Venezuela is the same dictatorship in place" 31:23
  13. “Where Is Due Process? Where Is Democracy? Who Is Standing Up?” Immigration Policy In Trump's America 1:03:04
  14. Democratic Republic of Congo: “There Is Definitely a Strong Sense of Fear” 48:47
  15. "We keep pushing away the very people who would help us accomplish our foreign policy goals" 39:17
  16. Iran: "Life Is Unbearable Under the Islamic Republic" 32:47
  17. Mexico's CJNG made violence “into their language” 26:02
  18. “It took so much violence to keep slavery in place for 400 years.” 36:50
  19. “This is just the latest symbol of a much larger Florida story.” 37:19
  20. Rwanda "has been putting in place a proxy state" in eastern DR Congo 56:16
  21. “Venezuela is a country that everybody wants to use as a rhetorical tool in the United States but not a country that a lot of people are interested in actually knowing.” 55:19
  22. "If You Don’t Tell Your Own Story, Somebody Else Is Going to Tell It for You." 34:01
  23. Marseille: "We're all losers, so we're all winners in a way." 49:23
  24. Inside the Maelstrom: Jihadists, Juntas & Russian mercenaries in the Sahel 52:05
  25. The Fall of El Fasher 1:06:33
  26. "I think H. P. Lovecraft's time in New York shaped him as the writer that he became." 29:06
  27. "We have never figured out how to value Africa at its true worth." 1:06:07
  28. "Ukraine is literally defending us" 27:45
  29. "Historically, Mexico's government has been complicit in hiding the high levels of violence." 38:51
  30. "This is the face of totalitarianism." 40:46
  31. "Haiti Must Change." 37:48
  32. Syria's government must "be truly inclusive in a serious and significant manner." 29:39
  33. Milei's Argentina 45:44
  34. "It is a moral responsibility to listen to the women of Afghanistan." 25:31
  35. The Essequibo Question 1:06:29
  36. "Dessalines should be remembered as somebody who, above all else, prioritized the abolition of slavery." 41:17
  37. "Not Even Game of Thrones Compares to Bolivian Politics." 33:43
  38. Run From Rain: A Conversation with Jess DiPierro Obert 29:41
  39. "In Peru, having power means having the capacity to kill." 46:25
  40. A Conversation with Joe Boyd 52:29
  41. A Conversation About Ukraine’s Literature and Nationhood With Oksana Lutsyshyna 32:18
  42. "Palestinians are just like any other human beings." 39:02
  43. "We want Elon Musk out of the government.": A look behind the Tesla Takedown protests 20:29
  44. Honduras Under the Gun: A Conversation with Jared Olson 45:04
  45. Guatemala's Struggle Against Impunity 42:45
  46. "What we have left is the street and a resistance movement" 18:57
  47. "People don’t suffer less because of the identity of the perpetrator. They suffer equally." 49:15
  48. Venezuela “is a state that is not just an ally of organized crime but one that has been taken over by organized crime” 40:40
  49. Haiti's Earthquake, 15 Years On: A Conversation with Louino Robillard 39:55
  50. “The most important thing is not to despair.” 28:38