gabriel hetland.you think it is an assassination attempt? >> nothing is clear at the moment but i think it is. have finally done some things that needed to be done in venezuela. accepting responsibility for the crisis. taking some action -- not entirely adequate -- but moving venezuela in the right direction. starting to discuss currency reform which has been written , the widely for years number one factor behind economic crisis. a week and a half ago, he was making changes and meeting with grassroots sectors and moving in a different direction. and out of the blue, we got this could make the possibility of economic reformm -- so it is a tragic timing and it may not be coincidental at all. back to this discussion in 30 seconds. our guests are gabriel hetland. gabriel hetland, assistant professor of latin american studies at the state university of new york in albany. alejandro velasco. and mark weisbsbrot. ♪ ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now and we are talking about venezuela where the presi