Summary: Wrapping up a series of special reports on Venezuela, Latin Pulse looks at a variety of topics across the Venezuelan political landscape, including the role of the military, police, crime, human rights, corruption, and economics. The program also includes more discussion of accusations by the Venezuelan government that the United States is involved in economic destabilization of the Venezuelan government. The news segment of the program looks at reaction in Chile to the 40th anniversary this week of the coup by Gen. Augusto Pinochet in both Chile and in Washington, D.C. The program also includes a commentary on Chile. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Hugo Perez Hernaiz of Universidad Catolica & Universidad Central de Venezuela; and George Ciccariello-Maher of Drexel University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell and Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Venezuela Hugo Chavez Nicolas Maduro Chile coup OAS elections politics corruption crime Henrique Capriles Radonski Diosdado Cabello energy Augusto Pinochet sabotage shortages economics military police socialism Michelle Bachelet Sebastian Pinera human rights United States justice
