Latin Pulse podcast October 21, 2011

This week, Latin Pulse looks at both the upcoming Argentine elections, and some of the themes of past weeks: economic reform and human rights in Cuba, the retreat of US foreign policy from Latin America, and questions about the quality of democracy in Venezuela. This program features a prediction from Argentine political scientist Andrés Serbin that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will win re-election. The program also features an in-depth interview about a new poll from Freedom House concerning reactions to Cuba’s reform program. Interviewees include: Daniel Calingaert of Freedom House; and Andres Serbin of CRIES.