This episode explores the rise and fall of Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela, tracing how immense oil wealth fueled a socialist dream that ultimately collapsed under mismanagement, corruption, and authoritarianism, leaving a legacy of economic ruin and mass migration. The story serves as a cautiona
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