Part 2: Ricardo Vaz Returns! Solidarity with South America

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Welcome back to the BNP y'all! Super yummy episode this week. Thank you for tuning in and supporting!! 

This ep is Part Two of a fruitful and elucidating chat with Ricardo Vaz, esteemed author, journalist, artist and friend. Shout out to Ricardo for coming back on the pod for the 3rd time and for being so generous with his time and insights. 

Tune in to hear Ricardo lead the way as we dive into a detailed and nuanced discussion of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), including giving air time to grievances from the Left of the Party, while always centering the extreme strain and constraints being imposed on PSUV by the brutal U.S. sanctions and economic blockade. It really cannot be overstated how awful these punitive measures are. And for what? For the sovereign nation of Venezuela insisting on its own self-determination. Imperial hegemony and hubris is a real bitch. 

Additionally, we highlight the recent surprise election in Peru of teacher and union leader Pedro Castillo, who narrowly defeated Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of Peru's ex dictator Alberto Fujimori. We chat about other juicy topics as well, but you'll just have to tune in to find out more. 

Please support Ricardo's excellent work at Venezuelanalysis ( the best English language news source on Venezuela) and at Utopix (https://utopix.cc/),  a "collaborative work community for a counter-hegemonic, anti-capitalist and alternative visual communication." 

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