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31 People Killed in Ecuador Prison Riots Last Week

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:02 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBy Zoe Moczek Riots at two separate prisons in Ecuador have left at least 31 people dead. On September 25th, violence broke out at a prison in the city of Esmeraldas, with reports showing that at least 17 people were killed. This comes only three days after …

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Eco Feature – Willy Perez On Ecotourism in Ecuador

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:52 — 8.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreEco Report correspondent Bob Kissel visited Ecuador earlier this year for a two-week bird-watching tour. Kissel interviewed the guide leading his tour, Willy Perez, about biodiversity in Ecuador, the country’s approaches to conservation, how Perez became involved with ecotourism. This is the first part of Kissel’s interview. …

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Interchange – Populism Against the “Center”

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:00 — 44.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreToday our guest, Thea Riofrancos, suggests populism is the not the problem, as so many in the “center” (left and right) fear, but the answer to the decades-long program of neoliberal policies that have created a politically disengaged citizenry. But what flavor of populism? On the left, …

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