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EP29: Vote for Pedro (ft. Natalia Sobrevilla & Aldo Madariaga)

EP29: Vote for Pedro (ft. Natalia Sobrevilla & Aldo Madariaga)

FromDarts and Letters


EP29: Vote for Pedro (ft. Natalia Sobrevilla & Aldo Madariaga)

FromDarts and Letters

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description





This week, Darts and Letters looks to Peru and the election victory of peasant school teacher and socialist Pedro Castillo. He won a close race against Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori. His campaign slogan was simple and powerful: “No more poor people in a rich country.” Of course, the right is now crying foul and seeking to invalidate the election — like Trump’s sad attempt in the United States, it won’t work. We dig into the neoliberal, right-wing populist agenda in Peru and across Latin America and explore the rising socialist alternative.
Released:
Jul 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (99)

This is about ‘arts and letters,’ but for the kind of people who might hack a dart. We cover public intellectualism and the politics of academia from a left perspective. Each week, we interview thinkers about key debates that are relevant to the left. We discuss politics, culture, and intellectual history.