What Next - Venezuela, 51st State?
Published: July 20, 2026
Duration: 24:51
A month after a pair of devastating earthquakes and more than six months after the US absconded with their president, how are the people of Venezuela faring under—wait, who’s actually in charge?
Guest: Josh Partlow, staff writer at The Atlantic
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