James Kirchick(@jkirchick):In 2004, @NaomiAKlein signed a petition headlined, “We would vote for Hugo Chavez.” Three years later, she lauded Venezuela as where “citizens had renewed their faith in the power of democracy to improve their lives.” I wrote about it in the @latimes:

2026.08.08 21:40

In 2004, @NaomiAKlein signed a petition headlined, “We would vote for Hugo Chavez.” Three years later, she lauded Venezuela as where “citizens had renewed their faith in the power of democracy to improve their lives.” I wrote about it in the @latimes:

Naomi Klein@NaomiAKlein

2026.08.08 19:32

Key takeaway from my wide-ranging interview w/ @davidrkadler from Progressive International: Because Trump has been so inept and buffoonish about so much, we risk missing the fact that when it comes to flipping Latin America to the Mafioso hard right, Marco Rubio's State Department has been chillingly effective, in country after country. David was on fire. Watch and share: