Revolt of the haves: Venezuela's US-backed opposition and economic sabotage w/ Steve Ellner (E33)
Moderate Rebels episode 33 (part 1/2): Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Professor Steve Ellner about Venezuela's right-wing opposition, and how the corporate media whitewashes its use of violence and economic sabotage. Ellner explains some of the economic problems faced by President Nicolás Maduro, including manipulation of exchange rates and low oil prices. VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5DrKAvzryw TOPICS 0:00 Intro 1:27 Steve Ellner and Latin America solidarity movements 6:46 Venezuela's opposition 11:45 Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez 13:03 Violent tactics of Venezuela's opposition 15:45 Economic problems in Venezuela 18:21 The biased OAS and Luis Almagro 20:00 Comparing Venezuela with Mexico 22:40 Venezuela's Bolivar exchange rates 28:28 The centrality of Oil to Venezuela's economic ills 32:25 Oil prices and OPEC 35:40 US sanctions (to be continued in part 2) 36:35 Outro
