https://www.antoniobarreras.comRSS Feed for Antonio BarrerasenSat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://gcam.republica.com/p/banana-republic-conspiracy-theory“The greatest oil deal in history!” That is what Trump is calling a recent oil deal between the United States and Venezuelan governments. But the deal might not be as clear-cut, and not everyone agrees with how it is being carried out.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://gcam.republica.com/p/banana-republic-conspiracy-theoryhttps://gcam.republica.com/p/our-team-is-under-death-threatBeing a public figure in Mexico is a dangerous affair. Content creation is no different.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://gcam.republica.com/p/our-team-is-under-death-threathttps://gcam.republica.com/p/morocco-invades-spainThis week, nearly 350,000 Haitian migrants in the United States lost their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after a ruling by the Supreme Court last month. Now migrants will have to choose between staying in the U.S. and risking deportation or returning or willingly return to one of the most dangerous countries in the world.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://gcam.republica.com/p/morocco-invades-spainhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzizzKfJuL4Jimmy Morales e Iván Velásquez: dos nombres que pocas veces se separan. Al inicio de la presidencia de Morales todo apuntaba a una colaboración para combatir la corrupción en Guatemala. Años después, se vivió uno de los conflictos políticos más recordados de la historia reciente: Morales declara non grato a Velásquez y expulsa a la CICIG del país. "Yo ya no estaba dispuesto a más concesiones. Ya suficientemente habíamos abierto la puerta y teníamos que empezar a cerrarla... era sacar al invitado que se quería quedar con la casa", dice Morales. Todos leímos las noticias. Pero no conocemos la verdadera historia. En este episodio de Republicast, Jose Fernando Orellana, Luis Enrique González y Sebastián Álvarez conversan con el expresidente Jimmy Morales. El expresidente habla sin filtros sobre qué fue lo que realmente ocurrió con la expulsión de la CICIG. ¿Qué rompió la relación con Velásquez? ¿Fue la CICIG un instrumento de justicia o una vendetta política? ¿Hubo intentos de golpe de estado durante su presidencia? ¿Y cómo logró un presidente guatemalteco expulsar a una institución respaldada por gigantes internacionales?Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzizzKfJuL4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXgowInuhjIA lo largo de la historia de Guatemala, el ejército ha sido una institución central para la defensa del país. Hoy enfrenta uno de sus mayores desafíos: combatir un crimen organizado cada vez más infiltrado en las instituciones del Estado, mientras busca modernizarse y fortalecer alianzas internacionales. Sin embargo, no todos celebran ese rol, y hay quienes buscan debilitar una de las instituciones más respetadas del país.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXgowInuhjIhttps://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/wheres-the-lab-grown-beef/Americans love to eat meat. Last year alone, the average American ate 227 pounds poultry, pork and beef. But meat production comes with its own set of ethical and environmental consequences. So how do we get around these concerns? Dozens of startups say they’ve got the answer: lab-grown meat. Growing beef or chicken in a lab out of a few tiny animal cells may sound like something out of a sci-fi novel, something that will happen far off in the future, but with nearly $3 billion invested in the lab-grown meat industry, that future may already be near.Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/wheres-the-lab-grown-beef/https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2023/05/10/the-economic-ripples-of-conflict-in-sudanWeeks of violence between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group in Sudan has triggered an urgent humanitarian crisis and devastated the country’s economy. One listener called to ask how the conflict might impact the global economy. We’ll get into it and answer more of your questions about the U.S. treasurer’s job and how Netflix might dispose of its enormous DVD inventory. Plus, why the end of the helium shortage is still up in the air.Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2023/05/10/the-economic-ripples-of-conflict-in-sudanhttps://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/what-is-the-proxy-for-twitter/We weren’t planning to talk about Twitter today, but here we are! We’re rereading a story from late last year about the folks who helped Elon Musk buy Twitter and the ways that what’s happened to Twitter since then may align with the desires of those backers. And what will replace Twitter for building the influence of its users … like journalists? We’ll also talk about an alarming story from The Washington Post about a GOP lawyer’s ideas to limit voting in key battleground states like Wisconsin. And we look at indicators that life (and the economy) is returning to a pre-pandemic normal for some. Plus, a round of Half Full / Half Empty featuring ChatGPT’s “Seinfeld.”Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/what-is-the-proxy-for-twitter/https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/the-new-in-space-economy/Today, we’re talking about two topics near and dear to our hearts: space and economics. Over the last several years, NASA’s Artemis program and the commercialization of space have given rise to a large and growing space economy. How large? “It’s about $400 billion. By 2030 it is estimated to become about $1 trillion,” said Namrata Goswami, a scholar on space policy and co-author of the book “Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space.” “We also include a space economy to come in the next 20 to 30 years which includes the ‘in-space economy,’ so the economy that would be developed in space itself, which would result in a trillion-dollar economy by 2040.”Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/the-new-in-space-economy/https://www.wortfm.org/how-do-you-run-a-bus-system-in-winter/We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and...Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.wortfm.org/how-do-you-run-a-bus-system-in-winter/https://www.wortfm.org/city-wants-public-input-on-amtrak-station-study/The City of Madison is launching a study that could determine the location of a new Amtrak station in Madison. The location could potentially become a part of Amtrak’s Hiawatha line. Here is Madison Transportation Planner Phillip Gritzmacher, Jr. talking more about this project: “This would be an extension of the Hiawatha line which is one of the most successful rail lines in the country. So it would connect Madison up to Chicago and Milwaukee and a few stops in between with the existing Hiawath...Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.wortfm.org/city-wants-public-input-on-amtrak-station-study/https://www.wortfm.org/run-for-alder/It is almost the end of the year and that means that candidates for Madison’s Common Council are preparing to run next Spring. Because all Common Council positions work on a two-year term, that means that all 20 seats are up for election. Each of these seats corresponds to one of Madison’s 20 districts that are represented by alders in the Common Council. The alders work with other city officials to make sure that the voices of the residents they represent are heard.  Of the current alders, 6 ha...Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.wortfm.org/run-for-alder/https://www.wortfm.org/dane-county-takes-hard-look-at-jail-healthcare-provider/At a meeting last Thursday, the Dane County Board of Supervisors approved a contract to provide healthcare services to Dane County Jail Residents. This contract will be the third time Dane County works with Wellpath, one of the largest for-profit healthcare providers for prisoners in the country. Dane County Board Supervisor Richelle Andrae, was one of two sponsors for the proposed contract.  “This is a five year contract that will provide medical services for residents of the Dane County Jail....Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.wortfm.org/dane-county-takes-hard-look-at-jail-healthcare-provider/https://www.wortfm.org/operating-budget-amendments-propose-expanding-cares-program/The amendments in the operating budget request funds for everything from creating a new Park Volunteer coordinator position, to issuing bus passes to low-income individuals, to increasing the budget of an affordable student housing study. One funding priority is the subject of two separate amendments, both aimed at increasing funding for Madison’s CARES program. That’s the Community Alternative Response Emergency Services, which started up last year as a way to respond to some non-violent behavi...Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.wortfm.org/operating-budget-amendments-propose-expanding-cares-program/https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/how-us-patrols-its-bordersPresident Trump’s renewed focus on militarized enforcement of the southern U.S. border has recentered national security in the debate over U.S. asylum, border, and deportation policies.Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/how-us-patrols-its-bordershttps://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/organization-american-statesThe Organization of American States is an important forum for regional diplomacy and has become more assertive in promoting the rule of law, human rights, and fair elections as some states face domestic upheaval.Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/organization-american-stateshttps://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/why-hasnt-world-eradicated-polioThe world is inching closer to eradicating polio, but armed conflicts and opposition to vaccines stand in the way of finally eliminating the disease.Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/why-hasnt-world-eradicated-poliohttps://www.cfr.org/articles/what-colombias-legalization-abortion-means-latin-americaLatin America has historically had some of the world’s most restrictive abortion policies, but Colombia’s easing of rules signals a growing wave of change.Colombia is the latest Latin American country to loosen restrictions on abortion in what has become known as the region’s “green wave.” Advocates say the movement promises to resolve health inequalities and expand women’s rights, but opponents say it goes too far.On February 21, Colombia’s highest court ruled that abortion is no longer a crime...Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.cfr.org/articles/what-colombias-legalization-abortion-means-latin-america