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Juan Guaidó, an almost entirely unknown politician with the far-right Popular Will party, has declared himself the president of Venezuela. 80% of Venezuelans have never heard of Guaidó and he did not run for president, but the United States and its allies moved immediately to recognize him as the "legitimate" president of the country. We are joined from Venezuela by Paul Dobson, an editor with Venezuelanalysis, to discuss the coup attempt.

In our new segment, Survivor Justice, we discuss the latest news around obtaining justice for survivors of rape and sexual assault with Kristen Lenau, an organizer with the Survivor Justice Project.

Finally, we continue our coverage of the push to legalize abortion in New Mexico by covering an Albuquerque forum on the New Mexico abortion ban.

Since we had to cut our segment with Kristen Lenau short, here is the article referenced in the segment:

https://www.propublica.org/article/austin-police-department-misclassified-cleared-rape-cases-orders-deeper-investigation-after-audit
Juan Guaidó, an almost entirely unknown politician with the far-right Popular Will party, has declared himself the president of Venezuela. 80% of Venezuelans have never heard of Guaidó and he did not run for president, but the United States and its allies moved immediately to recognize him as the "legitimate" president of the country. We are joined from Venezuela by Paul Dobson, an editor with Venezuelanalysis, to discuss the coup attempt. In our new segment, Survivor Justice, we discuss the latest news around obtaining justice for survivors of rape and sexual assault with Kristen Lenau, an organizer with the Survivor Justice Project. Finally, we continue our coverage of the push to legalize abortion in New Mexico by covering an Albuquerque forum on the New Mexico abortion ban. Since we had to cut our segment with Kristen Lenau short, here is the article referenced in the segment: https://www.propublica.org/article/austin-police-department-misclassified-cleared-rape-cases-orders-deeper-investigation-after-audit read more read less

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