Challenge of mainstream media views of protests in Venezuela

Talk given at Forum on Venezuela in Seattle, Washington on April 5, 2014

There are two different stories about Venezuela—one view is that the protesters there are part of a world- wide protest upsurge such as what has been happening in Turkey, Brazil, Chile, Ukraine and Egypt in 2011, against an increasingly repressive and poorly functioning economic system. In this narrative, the protesters in Venezuela want more democracy, less corruption and an economy where goods are available…

Read full talk:
What is Going on in Venezuela? (pdf)

Video of April 5th Forum