Rebick Interviews Marta Harnecker  Last April, a failed military
coup took place in Venezuela. The news coverage was confusing.
First there was a coup, and, then, Venezuelaâ€™s populist
president, Hugo ChÃ¡vez, was back in power. To find out what
really happened rabbleâ€™s publisher, Judy Rebick, interviewed
Chilean writer Marta Harnecker in Montreal at the end of August.
Harnecker had just returned from interviewing Chavez for a book.
Judy Rebick: Why did you go to Venezuela?  Harnecker: I wanted
to do an interview with Hugo ChÃ¡vez to speak to the doubts the
left has about him. I interviewed him for fifteen hours, the
longest interview he has given since 1997, before he was elected
president.  Rebick: So what happened during the coup, according
to ChÃ¡vez?  Harnecker: It is important to understand that this
coup was overturned by a popular uprising. First we need a
little context. The traditional rightwing parties had been
marginalized in the political process during ChÃ¡vezâ€™s
presidency. So the interest