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Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine.

My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

Today, I'm discussing the U.S. military assault on Venezuela

and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro with three people,

Alejandro Velasco, Gabriel Hetland, and Yoletti Bracho.

This is a wide-ranging discussion that I won't attempt to summarize here.

Next week, I'll be conducting an interview with Greg Grandin and Oslobali,

more generally analyzing Donald Trump's brand of U.S. imperialism.

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