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Jay! explains that imperialism is a "wealth pump," how this structure naturally enables corruption, and explores why we should look at the larger picture to understand this current, eerily familiar moment as the US threatens (and has now invaded) Venezuela...for oil.

This "Note from the Editor" is from Best of the Left podcast edition #1762: "Trump's Imperialistic Shakedown of Venezuela" (published just before the invasion): https://www.bestoftheleft.com/1762
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