The Trump administration has unveiled a so-called ‘democratic transition’ plan that demands the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in exchange for a five-person “Council of State,” and threatens “increased” sanctions if Venezuela does not comply. Latin America policy analyst Leonard Flores says that the plan is a non-starter and the latest US effort to starve Venezuelans into submission.
Guest: Leonardo Flores, Latin American policy expert and campaigner with CODEPINK.
Aaron Maté is a journalist and producer. He hosts Pushback with Aaron Maté on The Grayzone. He is also is contributor to The Nation magazine and former host/producer for The Real News and Democracy Now!. Aaron has also presented and produced for Vice, AJ+, and Al Jazeera.
From The Grayzone vault: The record of a pro-Trump Minneapolis police leader defending the killers…
Photographs surreptitiously taken inside a British courtroom and provided to The Grayzone show a visibly…
Colombia's infection rate is relatively low, but its ruthlessly enforced lockdown is causing hunger and…
The War Nerd dissects reporting on Saudi Arabia to show how the corporate media cares…
The Trump administration continues to undermine global arms control and increase the threat of a…
Una investigación exclusiva de The Grayzone revela nuevos detalles sobre el papel crítico que la…