Venezuela and the long tradition of US interference
Podcast: Code SwitchPublished On: Wed Jan 14 2026
Description: The U.S. ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is just the latest chapter in a long, troubling history of American intervention in Latin America. NPR immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd brings us to the New York courthouse where President Maduro was indicted by the U.S. government. We also talk to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Greg Grandin, who explains how the modern concept of national sovereignty — a country’s right to govern itself — originated in Latin America as a response to U.S. expansion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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