The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

Inside Venezuela’s oil refineries

With eyes on Venezuela and its oil reserves, a veteran refinery worker reflects the human cost of black gold; on labor rights, repression, and foreign intervention.

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Jan 11, 2026
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