Flashpoints-KPFA interview on sanctions against Venezuela

Dennis Bernstein, executive producer of “Flashpoints” on Pacifica Radio Station KPFA broadcasted from Berkeley California interviewed me on the topic of the sanctions implemented by the Trump administration against Venezuela. https://archives.kpfa.org/data/20181030-Tue1700.mp3  

In addition to the direct effects of the sanctions, they also discourage investments and pressure financial institutions to avoid any transactions involving Venezuela. They are now having a similar effect on Iran, as the Belgium-based banking network Swift suspended Iranian banks from its service in order to (in its words) maintain “the resilience and integrity of the global financial system as a global and neutral service provider,”