COHA Director Larry Birns was interviewed by PressTV on July 2. He discussed the current economic crisis in the United States. The interview can be read here.
On Monday, July 5, COHA Research Associate Isabelle Van Hook was interviewed by Scott Harris on Between the Lines. She discussed the coup in Honduras and U.S. policy regarding that issue. That interview can be heard here.
On July 7, COHA Director Larry Birns was once again interviewed by PressTV, this time about the BP oil spill and what it means for the Obama Administration. That interview can be read here.
Also on July 7, COHA Research Fellow Alex Sanchez published an article on the blog Latin American Thought about the drug trade in Peru.
COHA Research Associate Katie Zaunbrecher’s article about U.S.-Mexico trucking disputes was cited on the San Francisco Chronicle’s Politics Blog on July 7.
COHA’s analysis of Mexico’s July 4 gubernatorial elections by COHA Research Associate Katherine Haas and COHA Research Fellow Michael Lettieri was cited in the Bajo Reserva column in the Mexican newspaper El Universal. The original column in Spanish can be read here, while an English version is available through Mexidata.info here.
On July 8th, COHA Director Larry Birns was interviewed by BBC radio regarding Raul Castro’s decision to release 52 political prisoners in Cuba.
COHA Research Associate Sara Nawaz was interviewed on Radio Martí, the Miami-based radio station which broadcasts to Cuba, on July 9. She also discussed Raul Castro’s decision to release 52 political prisoners in Cuba.
COHA Research Associate Azul Mertnoff appeared on RT, Russia TV on July 12. She discussed reconstruction in Haiti.
COHA Research Associate Luiza Mello Franco was interviewed on The Breakfast Club on NewsTalk 93FM in Jamaica. She discussed the anti-corruption movement in Brazil.
COHA Director Larry Birns was interviewed by BBC Caribbean on July 15th. He discussed the selling of Jamaican sugar factories to Chinese companies. He is cited here.
Article Citations and Links
“Washington Strikes Out on Honduras” by COHA Research Associate Isabelle Van Hook.
-Cutting Edge News and Scoop
“Héctor Timerman Appointed to be Argentina’s Foreign Minister upon Jorge Taiana Stepping Down from Office” by COHA Research Associate Azul Mertnoff.
-Scoop
“Venezuela’s Media War: Has the Internet Become the Next Battleground?” by COHA Research Associates Katherine Haas and Carly Steinberger.
-Cutting Edge News
“ALBA: How Much of a Turn to the Left in Latin American Governance and Economic Policy?” by COHA Research Associate Christina DeFeo.
-Truthout
“Life-threatening Abortions: A Frequent Practice in Brazil” by COHA Research Associate John Garcia.
-Baiganchoka, International Planned Parenthood Federation, and Scoop
“Sunday’s Mexican Elections: A Bleak Panorama That Could Further Bedevil U.S.-Mexican Relations” by COHA Research Fellow Michael Lettieri.
-Baiganchoka
“Mexico’s July 4 Elections: Defined by Mixed Results” by COHA Research Associate Katherine Haas.
-Scoop
“Guatemala’s Eternally-Woeful Tale: The country’s problematic fight against impunity” by COHA Research Associate Julia Nissen.
-Camana Bay Times and Scoop
“Hungry for Justice: Corrupt Courts in Panama Deny Impoverished Children $50 Million in Inheritance” by COHA Research Associates Alexander Brockwehl and Devin Parsons.
-Baiganchoka
