Today I am joined in conversation with my friend and CODEPINK team mate Leonardo Flores. Leo holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Maryland and he dropped out of a master’s program at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy to work as an analyst of U.S.-Venezuela relations. Leonardo was born in Venezuela and maintains close ties to social movements that have transformed the country over the past twenty years. In this episode, we will focus on the November 21 Mega Elections in Venezuela where I served as an internal observer and of which Leo has written a terrific article: Why the Left Won in Venezuela in Five Steps