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American Empire

June 9, 2026 · 25 min

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Episode 11 | How did the United States become Hugo Chávez's enemy?

After the failed coup of 2002, Chávez transformed a Venezuelan political crisis into something much bigger: a global battle between his revolution and U.S. imperialism.

And it worked.

Around the world, Chávez became famous for standing up to American power. But inside Venezuela, that same rhetoric was used to persecute the opposition, silence the media, and intimidate civil society.

This is the story of how Hugo Chávez turned anti-Americanism into a weapon for his "Bolivarian Revolution."

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