Neither supporters nor critics of Chavez will be surprised to hear he's considering a strategy for remaining in power longer than current legal limits allow. Now he even said so on TV. From Reuters: "I might sign a decree calling for a popular referendum -- do you agree that Chavez should run for a third term in 2013?" Chavez said during his weekly Sunday broadcast. "It's not a firm decision, it's something I'm thinking about."
US election: what's at stake for the rest of us?
Our editor-in-chief, Mary Fitzgerald, is on the ground in key battleground states ahead of the US election.
There's never been more at stake. But the pandemic has kept many foreign journalists away. Hundreds of international observers who normally oversee US elections aren't there.
Hear Mary describe what she's seeing and hearing across the country, from regular citizens to social justice activists to right-wing militias arming themselves for election day.
Plus: hear from the journalists behind openDemocracy's latest big 'follow-the-money' investigation, which lifts the lid on how Trump-linked groups have exported their culture wars across the world.
Join us for a free live discussion on Thursday 29 October, 5pm UK time/1pm EDT.
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