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Diego Boneta knew he wanted to write a sexy, steamy murder mystery for his first novel. “And I also really wanted it to be a novel that was a great summer read.” That's exactly what he's done with The Undoing of Alejandro Velasco. Set in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, the story follows a mysterious young man, Julian Villareal, who arrives at the estate of his friend and tennis rival, Alejandro Velasco, after his sudden death. “You think he's this super rich kid from Mexico City, who's studying at UCLA, and then you slowly start realizing that he's not who he says he is.” The book is also being adapted by Amazon MGM Studios as an original series. “It's my first time doing this, where it's acting out a character that I wrote in a novel.” But for Boneta, whose father was a “national [tennis] champion in Mexico [and] played Wimbledon,” he's more than prepared to play Julian. “Julian is something that I already have in my DNA, because we've been working on this for so long now, I just want to make sure that it's the best version of the show that it can be for audiences to be entertained.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this edition of Parallax Views, New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study's Prof. Alejandro Velasco, author of Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of  Modern Venezuela, joins the show to discuss the controversial Venezuela elections and the ways in which analysis of the elections and the modern history of Venezuela from U.S. commentators of the Left, the Rigth, and the Center has proven facile. Prof. Velasco, argues that the picture is more complex than either those on the Right who believe Maduro is being couped by an orchestrated color revolution, those on the Right who believe Biden's easing of sanctions has led Nicolás Maduro to consolidate more power in Venezuela, and Centrists who argue all Venezuela's problems are contingent on the legacy of Hugo Chavez. The recent Venezuelan election resulted in much controversy, with even Chavistas being upset with Maduro and footage of resident of the Venezuelan barrios, the urban streets from which Chavismo have traditionally garnered much support from ordinary people, dissenting after the election results were announced. The election results which led to Maduro being declared victorious are believed by a number of different parties. The Carter Center, for example, has said that the elections "cannot be considered democratic". Protest have erupted in the streets of Venezuela's capitol, Caracas.  Given the history of coup attempts in Venezuela, many Leftists in the U.S. and internationally the controversy around this election is actually just U.S.-directed dirty tricks. Prof. Velasco offers a different analysis while also directly addressing the problems with the virulently anti-Chavista elements that lay the blame for all of this on the deceased Chavez. We'll discuss all of this as well as the effect of U.S. sanctions in Venezuela, how Maduro ignored warnings from left-wing economists about how his policies would cause inflation in Venezuela, why Prof. Velasco takes issue with historian and pundit Anne Applebaum's analysis of Venezuela and Hugo Chavez, how this year's election in Venezuela is different than previous elections, the National Electoral Council and the lack of precinct-by-precinct data released in the aftermath of this election, Hugo Chavez's concept of a "socialism for the 21st century", misperceptions about private property in Venezuela, Venezuela's economy and oil, Chavez vs. Maduro, the continuities between Chavez and Maduro and the even more important differences between Chavez and Maduro, material incentives for the Maduro government clinging to power, police raids and discontent in Venezuela, and much, much more.

El rechazo de gran parte de los habitantes de los barrios más pobres y marginales de Venezuela hacia Nicolás Maduro se ha hecho evidente tras las elecciones del 28 de julio. Tratamos de entender este cambio con Alejandro Velasco, historiador de la Universidad de Nueva York y autor del libro " Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela".Escuchar audio

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Alejandro Velasco, associate professor of modern Latin America at New York University, to discuss this week's presidential election in Venezuela, the results of which have prompted allegations of fraud and corruption by the opposition. Further reading:* Alejandro's book Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and …

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Pedazo de programa el Menudo Castillo 599. Puede que sea el capítulo más largo de toda esta temporada. Y es que tuvimos tantas cosas que no sé ni por dónde empezar. En primer lugar empezaremos por sus protagonistas, que fueron de nuevo los niños y las niñas del Taller de Radio del CEIPS Isabel la Católica de Navas del Rey y, además, hicimos radio desde nuestros estudios de Navas. En el Menudo Castillo 599 recibimos a las estupendas Cristina Oleby y Silvina Eduardo. Nuestras amigas de Tres Patas y Pico vinieron a hablarnos del nuevo libro que han preparado: Misión Salvar el Planeta. Un libro en el que hablan de los ODS y que contiene 17 cuentos escritos por 17 creadores diferentes. Además el libro tiene un montón de actividades para realizar en casa y es de lo más interesante. ¿Sabes qué son los ODS? Son los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible con el que se quiere mejorar el mundo. Aunque parece que el camino que se está llevando no es el mejor, desde luego. También tuvimos poesía y noticias. Nuestras gamberradas habituales y muchas cosas más. En este Menudo Castillo 599 hemos emitido también una de las entrevistas que realizamos en Zaragoza hace algunas semanas, si queréis saber qué nos contó Trinidad Ruiz tenéis que escuchar este programa (o el audio en el que lo hemos publicado por separado). Pero hay mucho más. El CEIPS Isabel la Católica también ha sido protagonista gracias a un proyecto genial, el CAMSAT, que en la Comunidad de Madrid ha ganado este cole y con la visita de Alejandro Velasco, uno de los aspirantes a ser la Voz KID en 2024. Y por si os parece que es poco, también hemos incluido en este Menudo Castillo 599 la charla que mantuve para celebrar la Noche de los Libros de 2024 con niñas y niños en la Biblioteca Luisa Carnés de Coslada. Un programón, vamos.

¡VIVA 3 PUYAZOS! Os contamos todo somo como hemos vivido el fin de semana de la feria del aficionado, organizado por el club 3 Puyazos, en San Agustín del Guadalix. Las sensaciones de la corrida del sábado, la feria, la de Reta, la novillada, Angel Sanchez corta la primera y única oreja en la historia de 3 Puyazos... y todo sobre como nos lo pasamos disfrutando del toro como principal protagonista. Contaremos con la presencia de Alberto Palacios, presidente del club, para hacer balance de esta segunda feria del aficionado. Juan Antonio Rivero como socio del club nos contará como lo ha vivido él. Y muchos mas detalles que no te desvelamos y te recomendamos que lo escuches. También tendremos con nosotros al novillero sin caballos ALEJANDRO VELASCO que este fin de semana actúa en el festival de Villanueva de la Fuente, Santuario de los Desamparados (Ciudad Real). 17:30 h. 4 erales de Castillo de Montizón para Manuel Díaz “El Cordobés”, Javier Conde, Gonzalo Caballero y el novillero Alejandro Velasco. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detoros/support

En este episodio conversamos con Alejandro Velasco mejor conocido como El Wey Weon, un mexicano en Chile que ha creado una carrera en las redes sociales, las tarimas con el standup y un humor y carisma que vale la pena disfrutar y seguir, nos contó sobre sus inicios, futuros proyectos y sobre como la desgracia de la enfermedad le hizo pensar diferente.

Danny and Derek speak about potential Russia-Ukraine peace talks (0:51), Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s facing a no-confidence vote (9:36), Ansar Allah/Houthi and Saudi ceasefires (14:28), and the DPRK’s most recent ballistic missile test (17:39). They are then joined by Alejandro Velasco, associate professor of history at NYU, to discuss Venezuela and Chavismo. They talk Venezuelan history since the 1950’s, Chavez’s early life, ideologies informing his approach to state power, and much more.   Check out Alejandro's book Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela: https://bit.ly/3DqgMki This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe

Danny and Derek speak about potential Russia-Ukraine peace talks (0:51), Pakistani PM Imran Khan's facing a no-confidence vote (9:36), Ansar Allah/Houthi and Saudi ceasefires (14:28), and the DPRK's most recent ballistic missile test (17:39). They are then joined by Alejandro Velasco, associate professor of history at NYU, to discuss Venezuela and Chavismo. They talk Venezuelan history since the 1950's, Chavez's early life, ideologies informing his approach to state power, and much more.   Check out Alejandro's book Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela: https://bit.ly/3DqgMki   Become a patron today: www.patreon.com/americanprestige

Hoy en #Noticias7AM, realizamos una entrevista a distancia con el Director General del Instituto de Identidad Vehicular y Combate a la Contaminación de Baja California, Alejandro Velasco Paredes, quien nos platica sobre la MAcro Campaña de Registro Vehicular en Baja California.

Una explosión en el maratón de Nueva York y desde España a través de llamadas telefónicas una Jóven busca a su hermano dentro del caos. Historia escrita y realizada por Alba Gallego, Pepe Cantó, Sofia Gortari, Alejandro Velasco, María Villaverde, María Vorstman y Paula De Luis.

Patricia Zurutuza, Gala Mestre, Iris Viguera, Patricia Vallés, David Cifuentes y Alejandro Velasco nos presentan a Telmo, un niño que descubrirá en esta historia que la mayor de las alegrías está en el dar, y no en el recibir.

Una explosión en el maratón de Nueva York y desde España a través de llamadas telefónicas una Jóven busca a su hermano dentro del caos. Historia escrita y realizada por Alba Gallego, Pepe Cantó, Sofia Gortari, Alejandro Velasco, María Villaverde, María Vorstman y Paula De Luis.

Patricia Zurutuza, Gala Mestre, Iris Viguera, Patricia Vallés, David Cifuentes y Alejandro Velasco nos presentan a Telmo, un niño que descubrirá en esta historia que la mayor de las alegrías está en el dar, y no en el recibir.

Edgar Allan Poe escribió “El corazón delator”. Lo interpretan ahora Alejandro Velasco, Irache Ros, Tania Vázquez y Mª Luisa Müller.

Sofia Gortari y Alejandro Velasco se sumergen en los preparativos, ensayos de un concierto de la banda de música de Burlada a través de su director.

Edgar Allan Poe escribió “El corazón delator”. Lo interpretan ahora Alejandro Velasco, Irache Ros, Tania Vázquez y Mª Luisa Müller.

Sofia Gortari y Alejandro Velasco se sumergen en los preparativos, ensayos de un concierto de la banda de música de Burlada a través de su director.

¿Podrías contar la historia de Pavement en 10 canciones? Alejandro Velasco nos invita a recorrer la historia de una de las bandas más importantes de la escena independiente de Estados Unidos en los años 90. Suenan: 1. Summer baby (winter version) - Slanted and Enchanted 2. In the Mouth a desert - Slanted and Enchanted 3. Here - Slanted and Enchanted 4. Cut your Hair - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 5. Gold Soundz - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 6. Range Life - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 7. Father to a Sister of though - Wowee Zowiee 8. Stereo - Brighten the Corners 9. Shady Lane - Brighten the Corners  10. Spit on a Stranger - Terror Twilight Espacio patrocinado por: CARMEN VENTURA, NORBERTO BLANQUER, JORDI, ROSA RIVAS, INFESTOS, 61 GARAGE, MR.KAFFE, ISRAEL, TOLO SENT, ANXO, RAUL SANCHEZ, VICTORGB, EDUARDO MAYORDONO, BARON75, EDUARDO VAQUERIZO, LIP, ALEJANDRO GOMEZ, DANI RM, JOCIO, RULKTO, AYTIRO SAKI, MARCOS, PABLO ARABIA, CARLOS CONSEGLIERI, JEKY LOSABE, CESMUNSAL, LARUBIAPRODUCCIONES, RUBIO CARBÓN, PILAR DÍEZ, ALFONSO MOYA, JON LÓPEZ, FERNANDO MASERO, RODRIGO GUADIÁN, DOMINGO SANTABÁRBARA, JOSE MIGUEL, ALEXANDER CASTAÑEDA, ANTO78 y varios oyentes anónimos. ¡¡GRACIAS!! 🅱️9️⃣0️⃣

Over the past several years, attention has waxed and waned on a number of global conflicts that are more important to global affairs than their coverage seems to give them. In this month's episode, we talk with Alejandro Velasco, Associate Professor at NYU, about the current crisis in Venezuela. We also speak with Elise Guilano about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. As you will hear, just because coverage of these issues have disappeared, doesn't mean they are any less important or challenging.

Join Steven and Dustin as they go on a deep dive into contemporary Venezuela with Dr. Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro talks about the country’s political crisis, including the increasingly fractured state of the opposition. They also discuss U.S. and international efforts to isolate the Maduro government, the ways that COVID has affected Venezuela, and the state of the country’s oil industry. Be sure to stick around for the episode’s postscript covering the recent United Nations report on political repression and state-directed violence in Venezuela.

Join Steven and Dustin as they go on a deep dive into contemporary Venezuela with Dr. Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro talks about the country's political crisis, including the increasingly fractured state of the opposition. They also discuss U.S. and international efforts to isolate the Maduro government, the ways that COVID has affected Venezuela, and the state of the country's oil industry. Be sure to stick around for the episode's postscript covering the recent United Nations report on political repression and state-directed violence in Venezuela.

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Enrique Hernández Alcazar entrevistó a la agrupación STAY HOMAS, proyecto que inició del confinamiento en una azotea de Barcelona; también hablamos de poesía con Paulina Vieitez, que compartió su proceso creativo en confinamiento. Por último, una charla con Alejandro Velasco, empresario queretano en crisis.

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Hoy hablamos desde Santiago de Chile, con la chilena Coni Vasquez y el mexicano Alejandro Velasco, sobre la vida.... y sobre todo hablamos del tequila, los chapulines y Portugal... ¿Portugal? Sí, Portugal... Escríbenos usando #laazotea #presuntosignorantes Sitio Web: http://la.azotea.co Síguenos en: https://twitter.com/LaAzoteaCo https://instagram.com/LaAzoteaCo https://facebook.com/LaAzoteaCo Escúchanos también en: https://apple.co/2WqNMqo https://spoti.fi/2wGxHxj https://anchor.fm/la-azotea https://www.breaker.audio/la-azotea-de-daniel-atik https://radiopublic.com/la-azotea-de-daniel-atik-WaX19Z #podcast #tecnología #podcasting #entretenimiento #humor

Llegamos al episodio 13, sí, el chuqui, o el número de la mala suerte (para algunos), pero este episodio ¡Está genial!, contamos con la presencia de Alejandro Velasco @unweyweon ¡La pasamos increíble! Producción y locución: Otman Quintero, Isis Marcial Edición y Montaje: Miguel Vásquez Ig: @Conchalevalecast

On this episode, we tackle cancel culture and the legacy of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. Sophia Freeman, London member of Platypus, joins us to discuss the feud between beauty influencers, James Charles and Tati Westbrook, and what it might tells us about the exhaustion of cancel culture. In the second segment, Marco Torres, Chicago Platypus member, and Pamela Nogales interview Alejandro Velasco, the author of Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela, and contributor to the New York Times, In These Times and Jacobin Radio, on the passing of Chavismo and the future of Venezuela. Finally, Pam Nogales sits down with the journalist and sociologist Marc Saint-Upéry, to make sense of the left's response to Venezuela and the Maduro regime. - Sophia Freeman, "The Black Panther Party, Malcolm X, and the question of revolutionary politics today: An interview with Kathleen Cleaver" (PR 113, February 2019) https://platypus1917.org/2019/02/03/the-black-panther-party-malcom-x-and-the-question-of-revolutionary-politics-today-an-interview-with-kathleen-cleaver/ - Marco Torres, "The dead Left: Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution" (PR 25, July 2010) https://platypus1917.org/2010/07/09/the-dead-left-chavez-and-the-bolivarian-revolution/ - Alejandro Velasco, "A Call for Clear Heads on Venezuela: How To Criticize Maduro While Opposing U.S. Regime Change" (In These Times, March 2019) http://inthesetimes.com/article/21789/venezuela-maduro-trump-barrios-intervention-sanctions-chavismo-guaido - Marc Saint-Upéry, "La izquierda y los espejismos de la crisis venezolana" (2019) http://periodicoellibertario.blogspot.com/2019/03/la-izquierda-y-los-espejismos-de-la.html - James Charles response to Tati Westbrook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFvtCUzfyL4&t=1896s Hosted by Pamela C. & Sophia Freeman

Two men claim to be the legitimate president of Venezuela: opposition leader Juan Guaidó and sitting president Nicolás Maduro. Leaders of countries in the Americas and beyond have thrown their support behind one or the other. Producer Alanna Elder talks to Alejandro Velasco, a Venezuela historian and the executive editor of the NACLA Report on the Americas, about how a lot of this talk has drowned out another potential way forward. Plus, LAND editor Colleen Connolly talks to Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt about the coming oil boom in Guyana and how the country might avoid the pitfalls of its neighbor, Venezuela. Guests: Alejandro Velasco and Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt. Hosts: Cameron Oakes and Chase DiBenedetto. Producer: Alanna Elder. LAND editor: Colleen Connolly.This episode was recorded on March 7, 2019. Music: Dub Kong by Caballo, A Little Sympathy by Lee Rosevere, The Women Fancy by the Agrarians, Mujer by Musikero Calenchu & Yadi Camara and a mix by Dax on the Trax.

In the first episode of our joint podcast series on Venezuela, Chief Policy Director Jordan Valerie Allen speaks with North American Congress on Latin America Executive Editor, NYU Gallatin Professor, and author of "Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela" Alejandro Velasco and Visiting Scholar at the Hemispheric Institute in New York and the Institute of Social Research at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and author of "We Created Chávez" George Ciccariello-Maher. (Alejandro Velasco and George Ciccariello-Maher are not affiliated with Brand New Congress and speak only for themselves as guests on this podcast episode.)

Alejandro Velasco and George Ciccariello-Maher join us on the podcast to discuss the truth about what's happening in Venezuela right now.

Cuando se crea el Chavismo, su popularidad, su radicalización, la creación del mito, sus contradicciones, y el debacle institucional. Conversación con el historiador Alejandro Velasco sobre el contexto histórico en que nace el Chavismo y su mutación hasta llevar a la crisis actual en que se encuentra Venezuela.

Alejandro Velasco, NYU professor and author of "Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela, discusses the historical context of Bolivarian uprisings as connected to the current attempted coup of Venezuela by the United States.

Alejandro Velasco, Gabriel Hetland and Naomi Schiller on the profound economic, social, and political crisis in Venezuela. More than three million refugees and migrants have fled the country. Opposition figure Juan Guaidó has declared himself president. Trump and other right-wing leaders throughout the Americas quickly recognized him as just that. The US imposed new sanctions on Venezuela's oil and has hinted at the possibility of a military invasion. It's unclear what comes next, but foreign intervention would make an extremely bad situation catastrophic. Meanwhile, many reactionaries throughout the Americas are pointing to Venezuela as proof that socialism cannot work. What is the correct analysis? What does solidarity with the Venezuelan people mean for today's left? These are all extremely complicated and urgent questions. Today, Dan interviews three experts on Venezuela to help answer them. Thanks to Verso. Check out their huge collection of left-wing titles at www.versobooks.com Please support this podcast with your money at Patreon.com/TheDig

Alejandro Velasco, Gabriel Hetland and Naomi Schiller on the profound economic, social, and political crisis in Venezuela. More than three million refugees and migrants have fled the country. Opposition figure Juan Guaidó has declared himself president. Trump and other right-wing leaders throughout the Americas quickly recognized him as just that. The US imposed new sanctions on Venezuela's oil and has hinted at the possibility of a military invasion. It's unclear what comes next, but foreign intervention would make an extremely bad situation catastrophic. Meanwhile, many reactionaries throughout the Americas are pointing to Venezuela as proof that socialism cannot work. What is the correct analysis? What does solidarity with the Venezuelan people mean for today's left? These are all extremely complicated and urgent questions. Today, Dan interviews three experts on Venezuela to help answer them. Thanks to Verso. Check out their huge collection of left-wing titles at www.versobooks.com Please support this podcast with your money at Patreon.com/TheDig

Venezuela has been crippled by poverty, starvation, five-figure inflation, and on Sunday, an election that many countries didn’t recognize as legit. Bloomberg’s Patricia Laya shares reactions to Nicolás Maduro’s new term from her base in Caracas before NYU’s Alejandro Velasco explains how having the most oil in the world got Venezuela into all this trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-1950s, Venezuela's military government razed a massive slum settlement in the heart of Caracas and replaced it with what was at the time one of Latin America's largest public housing projects. When the dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez was overthrown on January 23, 1958, however, thousands of people rushed to occupy the uninhabited portions of the project, taking it over and renaming the resulting neighborhood for the date of the fall of the regime: the 23 de Enero. The neighborhood that emerged stood at the geographic and in some cases political center of Venezuela's transition to democracy over the decades that followed. This unruly, often contradictory transition is detailed the newly released Barrio Rising: Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela (University of California Press, 2015) by Alejandro Velasco, Assistant Professor at the Gallatin School at New York University. The book traces how the residents of the 23 de Enero came to fashion an expansive understanding of democracy–both radical and electoral–from the late 1950s to the early 1990s, and examines how that understanding still resonates today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-1950s, Venezuela’s military government razed a massive slum settlement in the heart of Caracas and replaced it with what was at the time one of Latin America’s largest public housing projects. When the dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez was overthrown on January 23, 1958, however, thousands of people rushed to occupy the uninhabited portions of the project, taking it over and renaming the resulting neighborhood for the date of the fall of the regime: the 23 de Enero. The neighborhood that emerged stood at the geographic and in some cases political center of Venezuela’s transition to democracy over the decades that followed. This unruly, often contradictory transition is detailed the newly released Barrio Rising: Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela (University of California Press, 2015) by Alejandro Velasco, Assistant Professor at the Gallatin School at New York University. The book traces how the residents of the 23 de Enero came to fashion an expansive understanding of democracy–both radical and electoral–from the late 1950s to the early 1990s, and examines how that understanding still resonates today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-1950s, Venezuela’s military government razed a massive slum settlement in the heart of Caracas and replaced it with what was at the time one of Latin America’s largest public housing projects. When the dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez was overthrown on January 23, 1958, however, thousands of people rushed to occupy the uninhabited portions of the project, taking it over and renaming the resulting neighborhood for the date of the fall of the regime: the 23 de Enero. The neighborhood that emerged stood at the geographic and in some cases political center of Venezuela’s transition to democracy over the decades that followed. This unruly, often contradictory transition is detailed the newly released Barrio Rising: Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela (University of California Press, 2015) by Alejandro Velasco, Assistant Professor at the Gallatin School at New York University. The book traces how the residents of the 23 de Enero came to fashion an expansive understanding of democracy–both radical and electoral–from the late 1950s to the early 1990s, and examines how that understanding still resonates today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-1950s, Venezuela’s military government razed a massive slum settlement in the heart of Caracas and replaced it with what was at the time one of Latin America’s largest public housing projects. When the dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez was overthrown on January 23, 1958, however, thousands of people rushed to occupy the uninhabited portions of the project, taking it over and renaming the resulting neighborhood for the date of the fall of the regime: the 23 de Enero. The neighborhood that emerged stood at the geographic and in some cases political center of Venezuela’s transition to democracy over the decades that followed. This unruly, often contradictory transition is detailed the newly released Barrio Rising: Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela (University of California Press, 2015) by Alejandro Velasco, Assistant Professor at the Gallatin School at New York University. The book traces how the residents of the 23 de Enero came to fashion an expansive understanding of democracy–both radical and electoral–from the late 1950s to the early 1990s, and examines how that understanding still resonates today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Venezuela, its economy, and its structure as a petro-state are the central themes this week on Latin Pulse.  As Venezuela slips into recession and shortages of consumer goods become more acute, criticism of the government of President Nicolas Maduro is increasing.  The program looks at the patterns of how oil prices have often dictated the popularity of presidents and the shape of politics in Venezuela.  The news segment of the program covers the meeting this week between U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto and how protests broke out in the United States due to the visit.The program includes in-depth interviews with:Dan Hellinger of Webster University; andAlejandro Velasco* of New York University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; andProduction Assistant: Gabriela Canchola.(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)*Velasco is also the author of the forthcoming book: Barrio Rising.  (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericaVenezuelaCubaoilNicolas MadurodiplomacyMexicoUnited Statespoliticsdrug cartelsviolenceBarack ObamaeconomicsHugo ChavezEnrique Pena Nietoprotestssocial programscurrency exchange Jorge Castanedacorruption petro-stategasolineinflationrecessionChinasocialismRussiaOPECriotsmilitarycoupsPSUVhistoryBoliviaEcuadorBrazilChiletrademediaCarlos Andres PerezAlvaro Garcia Linera

This week, Latin Pulse rejoins its analysis of Venezuela with a focus on the political and economic debate there.  With the U.S. levying economic sanctions on the country due to human rights violations, the opposition and protests movements again take center stage in the debate.  The program also looks at the issues of justice regarding accusations leveled at opposition politicians and the jailing of Leopoldo Lopez.  The program includes a wide-ranging discussion of the development of the current form of Venezuelan government and how the death of President Hugo Chavez continues to be felt in amidst the current crisis.The program includes in-depth interviews with:Alejandro Velasco* of New York University; andDan Hellinger of Webster University.Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; andAssociate Producer: Gabriela Canchola.(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)*Velasco is also the author of the forthcoming book: Barrio Rising.  (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericaVenezuelaNicolas MaduroHugo ChavezLeopoldo LopezdemocracyColombiaUnited StatesoilChavismoprotestsjusticeeconomicsMaria Corina MachadosanctionsviolenceelectionsBarack Obama human rightspoliticspolitical oppositioneconomic sanctionsU.S. SenateU.S. Congress Amnesty International conspiracy United Nations protest movement Henrique Capriles Alvaro Uribe Diosdado Cabello Human Rights Watch imperialismviolencediplomacyPSUVsocialisminternet

Sofia Gortari y Alejandro Velasco se sumergen en los preparativos, ensayos de un concierto de la banda de m