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• Vaz: Postcards from Popular Power in Venezuela

  “Socialism still stands as a strategic horizon” – this was one of the conclusions of a recent conference on popular power and economic policy held in Caracas
• Leech: Washington’s Regime Change Strategy in Venezuela

  Washington’s strategy of regime change in Venezuela is almost identical to the approach it has taken in Latin America on numerous occasions since World War Two
• Longa: The Commune and 21st Century Socialism

  Interview with a key cadre of the Alexis Vive Patriotic Force, an organization based in the 23 Enero barrio that has worked to build Venezuela’s most emblematic urban commune
• Felicien: Hunger Games and Defending Food Rights in Venezuela

  A report on the “Mama Rosa” food houses, an effort by organised communities to fight back against the economic crisis/war
• Dos Santos: A Tale of 90 Days Foretold

  The hopes brought by the August economic reforms have quickly dissipated
• Gavazut: The First Victim of the Economic War Shouldn’t be the Truth

  Ever more frequently and with greater concern I observe that, the fallacious nature of politics is resurfacing in the exercise of the Bolivarian Government
• Rushton: A Pathway Beyond Authoritarianism

  This is Part 15 in a series about Radical Municipalism...
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  Dobson: Venezuelan Opposition Celebrates Bolsonaro, Calls for Intervention

  The result sparked deep concern among Chavista sectors fearing a possible military escalation from the ex-military man, whom they describe as a “neo-fascist.”
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  Escalona: Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly and the Rise of Fascism

  A former guerrilla and active member of the National Constituent Assembly talks with VA about the class struggle in the countryside and the looming menace of the ultra-right in Brazil
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  Dobson: Venezuela’s Maduro Calls for Devolution of State Power

  The president asked for forgiveness for his government’s “halfhearted” progress in advancing towards the communal state, pledging to go beyond mere “speeches and applause” to empower the communes
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  Prashad: U.S. meddling in Venezuela

  Reports that U.S. officials and Venezuelan commanders had conversations about regime change in Venezuela point to the latest instance in a series of covert attempts at destabilising that country
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  Prashad: Trump Threatens Venezuela

  When it comes to places like Iran or Venezuela, the principle of state sovereignty is not respected at all
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  Ellner: NY Times Doing More Harm Than Good in Venezuela

  If the central argument of the New York Times and other members of the “liberal” establishment is that Trump should focus on economic sanctions rather than a military solution, then they are undoubtedly doing more harm than good
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  Emersberger: Venezuela Poses No ‘Threat to the World’

  But the Washington Post’s Claim That It Does Is Dangerous
• Vaz: Production and Conflict in El Maizal Commune

  A look at the El Maizal Commune and its productive and political dimensions
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  Dobson: Venezuelan Commune Leaders Vows to ‘Take the Offensive’

  Seventy-four communes were represented at the gathering, reiterating their support for the government’s recent economic policies, while declaring war on reformism and bureaucratism
• Prado: ‘The commune holds the solution to the crisis’, Part 2

  The continuation of a comunero leader’s reflections on the future of the communal project and the contradictions in the Bolivarian Process
• Prado: “The commune holds the solution to the crisis”

  A grassroots Chavista leader reflects on the future of the communal project and the contradictions in the Bolivarian Process
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  Dobson: Venezuela’s Marching Campesinos

  After 20 days walking 435 kilometres, the marchers held a fiery televised meeting with the president, finally being able to present their proposals to the nation
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  Escalona: The Rumble of the Campesinos

  National Constituent Assembly member Julio Escalona suggests that the Admirable Campesino March should inspire Venezuelans from all walks of life to exercise popular power and rescue the revolution
• Nack: Another Outright Lie About Venezuela

  The story that the last anti-Maduro newspaper may be on the verge of closing is a complete fabrication
• Grajales Pineda: Popular Power: If Not Now, When?

  Only an emphasis on popular power, communal production and social property will allow the Bolivarian Process to maintain its strategic course toward socialism
• Martín: Venezuela on the verge of a social explosion?

  Only the Venezuelan working people can offer a way forward from the current crisis
• Kozarek: Getting by in Venezuela

  Chronicles of Survival and Hope
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  Dobson: Venezuelan Communists Criticise Maduro’s Plan

  Venezuela’s Communist Party has opposed plans by the government of Nicolas Maduro to incorporate leading members of the leftist Francisco de Miranda Front into managerial positions in 700 state industries