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Hugo Chavez: His Life and Legacy

During fourteen years as President, Hugo Chavez used Venezuela's vast oil resources to help the poor, which made him a hero to masses of people. It also earned the ongoing opposition of the previous ruling class while, in this country, Chavez was demonized as anti-capitalist and anti-American. What's the mood today in Caracas?

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

During fourteen years as President, Hugo Chavez used Venezuela's vast oil resources to help the poor, which made him a hero to masses of people. It also earned the ongoing opposition of the previous ruling class while, in this country, Chavez was demonized as anti-capitalist and anti-American. What's the mood today in Caracas? What about oil, Castro's Cuba and relations with the United States?

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    KCRW

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    Sonya Geis

    Senior Managing Editor

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Juan Cristobal Nagel

    Caracas Chronicles

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    Moisés Naím

    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace / The Atlantic

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    editor-at-large for Los Angeles Magazine

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