Hugo Chávez: friend or foe of the Left?

Hugo Chávez: friend or foe of the Left?

CONTESTED LEGACIES

24/04/2019 2:04PM

Episode Synopsis "Hugo Chávez: friend or foe of the Left?"

In the pilot episode, Husna Rizvi traces the rise of one of Latin America's most revered and vilified Leftists, Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's 45th President. Also heard in this episode: political theorist George Ciccariello Maher; Eva Golinger, Chávez's former advisor; Gregory Wilpert, founder of VenezuelaAnalysis.com and Alan Macleod, an academic researching news coverage of Venezuela in international corporatized media. Photo credit: Karel Fuentes Image by Kumail Rizvi Music: 'Como Llora Una Estrella' by Felix Rodriguez

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