The U.S. in Venezuela: Why Is Corporate Media Being So Weird? (Half the Answer #57, with Marisa Kabas)

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Marisa Kabas Jan 9, 2026

Trent and Caitlin check in with The Handbasket’s Marisa Kabas about the year that has been the first week of 2026. What are we doing in Venezuela, and why is corporate media being so weird about it? What are the ethics of publishing scoops that involve military actions? Why are we doing our war crimes from a resort ballroom in Florida?

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Resources:

https://www.thehandbasket.co/

https://www.semafor.com/article/01/03/2026/new-york-times-washington-post-held-off-on-reporting-venezuela-raid

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/politics/video/trump-mar-a-lago-war-room-maduro-venezuela-vrtc

https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trumps-donroe-doctrine-aims-to-dominate-the-americas-b31208dd?mod=Searchresults&pos=3&page=1

Published in: Half the Answer, Podcasts

Authors

Caitlin Green is a linguist specializing in Discourse Studies and Pragmatics. She lives in California with her husband, two daughters, and a very small black cat.

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Trent R. Nelson is a poet, historian, and philosopher, as well as a political and socioeconomic analyst. He is the managing editor for MWF Springfield and a contributing editor with Liberal Currents.

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Marisa Kabas is a Brooklyn-based independent writer and reporter. She is the founder of The Handbasket.

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