On this episode, Yvette interviews Central American journalist Daniel Alvarenga about the President of El Salvador's recent decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. They discuss the context of US intervention into the Salvadoran economy through USAID, how the women of the FMLN kicked Bukele out of their party, and how Bukele's cult of personality has become so successful.
Read Daniel's article here: https://elfaro.net/en/202106/columns/25579/USAID-Bitcoin-and-the-Long-Fight-over-El-Salvador%E2%80%99s-Sovereignty.htm
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