Episode 32: Right-wing coups in Venezuela and Colombia

Written by: Adam Riggio

In the epsiode, we discuss Nakba Day and the recent coup attempt in Venezuela that makes the Bay of Pigs look like the Battle of Guadalcanal, where an American mercenary group tried to organize a ragtag crew of incompetents to ride across the Caribbean and kidnap or kill President Nicolas Maduro. We contrast the vilification of Maduro with the fascistic presidency of Ivan Duque in neighbouring Colombia. Finally, I discuss some research I'm doing on how popular reaction to COVID may drive more people to wasteful suburban development, and the ecological destruction such a movement could cause.