Hugo Chávez Funeral: Derided by US Media, Venezuelan Leader Uplifted Poor...
AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Venezuela, where millions are gathering to mourn the late President Hugo Chávez on the day of the funeral. Chávez, who led the country for 14 years, died Tuesday...
View ArticleWill Chávez Revolution Continue in Venezuela? A Debate After Maduro's Close...
AMY GOODMAN: We begin in Venezuela, where Nicolás Maduro has narrowly won Sunday’s election to choose a replacement for Chávez, who died of cancer last month. Maduro had served as vice president and...
View ArticleVenezuela Accuses U.S. of Plotting Coup After Deadly Post-Election Protests
NERMEEN SHAIKH: Tensions are rising in Venezuela three days after voters elected Nicolás Maduro, the chosen successor of late President Hugo Chávez, to serve out the remainder of Chávez’s term....
View ArticleAs Poor Countries Walk Out of Climate Talks, Venezuela Calls on Industrial...
AMY GOODMAN: We are broadcasting from Warsaw, Poland, at the U.N. climate summit, known as COP 19. A group of 133 developing nations and China walked out of a key part of the climate talks here in...
View ArticleEcuadorean Foreign Minister on Latin American Resistance to NSA Spying & the...
AMY GOODMAN: Why is President Correa not addressing the U.N. General Assembly like so many world leaders are? RICARDO PATIÑO: [translated] President Correa doesn’t have a lot of expectations about...
View ArticleVenezuelan Protests: Another Attempt by U.S.-Backed Right-Wing Groups to Oust...
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We turn now to Venezuela, where at least six people have died in recent days during a series of anti-government protests. On Wednesday, a local beauty queen died of a gunshot wound. The...
View ArticleDebate: Do Venezuelan Protests Reflect Popular Discontent or the Old Qualms...
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We turn now to Venezuela, which has this week marked the one-year anniversary of the death of longtime president Hugo Chávez. This comes as his successor, President Nicolás Maduro, has...
View ArticleNoam Chomsky: As Venezuela Struggles to Fix Economy, U.S. Should Stop Trying...
AMY GOODMAN: Speaking of Latin America, overall, I wanted to turn to the latest that’s happening in Venezuela and with U.S.-Venezuelan relations. Venezuela has announced the arrest of an unspecified...
View ArticleIs Venezuela Really an "Extraordinary Threat"? U.S. Sanctions Top Officials...
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are increasing after the Obama administration declared Venezuela to be an "extraordinary threat to national security" and slapped...
View ArticleState Department Announces New "Long-standing" Policy Against Backing Coups
A week ago Democracy Now! aired this short clip from a recent State Department press briefing about Venezuela. It has since gone viral. If you missed it the first time, watch it now. After Venezuela...
View ArticleEcuadorean Foreign Minister: The United States is the Real Threat in the...
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: The Obama administration is facing criticism across South America for leveling new sanctions against Venezuela and declaring the country to be a, quote, "unusual and extraordinary threat...
View ArticleAhead of Summit of the Americas, "Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know"
Tensions are high between the United States and Venezuela as President Obama heads to Panama for the Summit of the Americas. Watch our coverage of the summit with Latin American history professor...
View ArticleObama Faces Latin American Opposition to Venezuela Sanctions as Cuba Joins...
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We move now to the Summit of the Americas. President Obama has arrived in Panama to attend the Summit of the Americas along with other leaders from Canada, Central America, South...
View ArticleThe Making of Leopoldo López: An Investigation into Venezuela’s Most...
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We end today’s show with a major investigation into the jailed leader of Venezuela’s opposition movement, Leopoldo López. Last February, López turned himself in to authorities after they...
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