Topics & People

A prestigious international award won by María Corina Machado in 2025 for her courageous and persistent efforts to bring freedom and democracy to Venezuela.

Internet
Technology

Global network of computers, facing threats to its open architecture from new regulations like the DSA.

A political trend discussed with Jeremy Allaire, who connects it to the potential for massive economic disruption and wealth inequality caused by AI.

An illicit activity that the Venezuelan regime is allegedly deeply involved in. Machado describes the government as a criminal structure that profits from drug trafficking alongside gold, arms, and human smuggling.

Cuba
Location

A key ally of the Venezuelan regime. Machado states that Maduro was trained in Cuba and chosen as Chávez's successor by the Cubans, who provide intelligence support to the regime.

Systematic abuses committed by the Maduro regime against its citizens, including detention, torture, killings, and disappearances of protestors and activists. These actions have been labeled as 'state terrorism' and 'crimes against humanity' by international bodies.

An international organization where María Corina Machado addressed Venezuela's human rights violations in March 2014, which directly led to her expulsion from the National Assembly.

The legislative body of Venezuela. María Corina Machado was elected to it in 2010 with a historic number of votes but was expelled in 2014 after speaking out against the regime.

Illegal interference with the voting process, which Fetterman argues is statistically negligible.

Sumate
Organization

A civil organization founded by María Corina Machado, meaning 'Join Up'. It was created to gather petitions for a recall referendum against Chávez and marked a new form of citizen organization in Venezuela.

The process where the Venezuelan state took control of the oil industry. This move centralized economic power in the government and is seen as a key step in the country's path to socialism and state control.

A 74-year-old diplomat chosen by María Corina Machado as her surrogate candidate in the Venezuelan general election after she was disqualified from running.