In this episode, Oden speaks to Left Voice editor Samuel Karlin about President Trump's attacks on Venezuela. Sam explains how these escalations are about U.S. imperialism — not drug trafficking — and about reasserting U.S. hegemony in Latin America. We also discuss Republicans' and Democrats' responses, and the ways in which imperialism is bipartisan. Importantly, we talk about the tasks for the international working class. Liberation for Latin America and the defeat of U.S. imperialism in the region can only come from international, working-class unity, without supporting repressive, anti-worker governments like that of Nicolás Maduro. Workers make the economy and imperialism run, which means that we can grind imperialism to a halt.

Learn More:
- U.S. Attacks on Venezuela Are a Threat to All of Latin America and the Caribbean

- Trump Doesn't Care About Drug Trafficking, He Cares About Domination

- Hegseth Threatens Greater Military Aggression in Latin America with Operation Southern Spear

- What the PSL (and the Campist Left) Gets Wrong About Venezuela

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