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Latest Venezuela
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Dobson: UN Special Rapporteur Blasts ‘Devastating,’ ‘Illegal’ US and EU Sanctions against Venezuela
UN Human Rights expert Alena Douhan called for sanctions to be lifted and revised
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Ellner: Maduro’s Decision To Expel European Union’s Ambassador To Venezuela Was Justified
Maduro’s expelling of the EU’s ambassador in Caracas was a response to the EU’s decision to sanction 19 Venezuelans for “undermining democracy” and alleged human rights abuse
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Morocoima: A New Subjectivity for a New Communal Society
For the Pioneros Movement, building houses is just one part of radical social transformation
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Hellinger: Maduro’s Brown New Deal for Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro’s reforms will deepen Venezuela’s oil dependency, slow regional efforts to decarbonize, and shift oil profits to transnational oil companies
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Morocoima: It’s Not About Houses, It’s About Building a New City
We understand grassroots democracy to be at the center of any true revolution: people governing themselves and producing their own life among equals
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Iqbal: USA’s Game Plan in Venezuela: Strangulation through Sanctions
The method for US-styled liberation is peculiar. A country is in pain; increase the pain
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Venezuela Sends Oxygen and Doctors to Brazilian Amazon, Mexico Cedes Vaccines to Poor Countries, U.S. and Russia Refuse to Join COVAX
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Prashad: How a Lawbreaking International Coalition Failed to Overthrow Venezuela’s Government
Venezuela, with a new National Assembly, is exercising its political sovereignty against the hybrid war attempt to destabilize the country
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Maduro: “I intend to reconcile the Venezuelans”
Interview on domestic policy, economics, and international policy
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Flowers: US Airports Are Portals for Disease Spread. Venezuela Shows Another Way
People in the United States do have a lot to learn from Venezuelans and from people in many other countries that are handling the pandemic well
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Marquina: Two Chavista Blocs, Two Voices: Venezuelan Parliamentary Candidates Speak
On Sunday Venezuelans will choose their new National Assembly and they have many options
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Cole: Iran sends Oil, Gas Flotilla to Venezuela; will Trump attack it to Sabotage Biden?
The odious Elliott Abrams, warmonger-in-chief and old-time supporter of nun-killing right wing death squads in Central America, is now in charge of Iran and Venezuela for Trump and is warning propagandistically against Iran sending missiles to Venezuela
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Fuentes: Why Venezuela’s National Assembly elections matter
Venezuelans are set to vote in elections like no other in the country’s recent history when they go to the polls to elect a new National Assembly (AN) on December 6
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Despite claims to objectivity and fairness, when it comes to Canadian interference in other countries’ domestic affairs, there’s long been only one side to the story reported in the dominant media
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Uzcátegui: Standing by a Radical Chávez
A key figure from the newly-formed Popular Revolutionary Alternative talks about his expectations for the upcoming parliamentary elections
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Lackowski: A strategy comes home to roost
The United States has used fake claims of electoral fraud to destabilize other countries; now Donald Trump is using this same weapon against the United States itself
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Aguilera: Communal Organisation: The Barcelona Experience
Venezuelan communard Iran Aguilera examines the advances of popular power in Anzoátegui State
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Fuentes: Maduro’s anti-blockade law deepens debate over revolution’s future
Maduro proposed the new anti-blockade law, arguing it is essential to helping circumvent the sanctions. But some sectors believe it represents an important departure from the socialist policies of his predecessor, Hugo Chávez
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Ellner: US Sanctions on Venezuela Are Deadly — and Facing Mass Resistance
For years, right-wingers have sought to destabilize Venezuela, and even proclaimed their own rival “president,” Juan Guaidó. But average Venezuelans understand that US sanctions hurt them — and should be resisted
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Fuentes: Venezuela: Could rebellion in the ranks spell trouble for Maduro?
Venezuela is witnessing a rise in “protests of the poor, driven by the difficult situation people face.”
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Iturriza: Chavismo and the Left
A Chavista author and former minister talks about the Bolivarian Revolution’s innovations and internal tensions
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The U.S.-driven sanctions have negatively impacted the capacity of the Venezuelan people to thrive and exercise their human rights
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Cole: As Trump and Iran square off on Venezuela Oil Shipments, will US Go full Pirate of the Gulf?
The purpose would be to ramp up US patriotism ahead of the November election and attempt to get the US public on Trump’s side as a war president
Venezuela Video
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Wilpert: The Origins of Venezuela’s Economic Crisis
Venezuela has become a popular argument against socialism amongst conservatives because of the deep economic crisis it is currently traversing
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Bastani: The Coup in Venezuela, Explained
Sanctions and oil prices are to blame for the country's economic plight, while it boasts a far greater tradition of democracy than critics often realize let alone dare to admit
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Ellner: Trump Putting Venezuela on ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’ List?
The Trump administration is actively exploring the option of placing Venezuela on the state sponsor of terrorism list, to further intensify sanctions that have already caused significant damage to Venezuela’s economy
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The siege-like conditions which Venezuela has been subjected to from both foreign interference and domestic opposition present a myriad of challenges for the country to move forward
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Wilpert: US Efforts to Sabotage Venezuelan Elections Intensify
Lucas Koerner is a journalist at Venezuelanalysis based in Caracas,...
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Weisbrot: Trump Renews Venezuela Sanctions
Trump renewed Obama's sanctions against Venezuela, declaring it an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to the US, violating international law in the process
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Weisbrot: Venezuela’s New Economic Measures
The new measures can help alleviate some of Venezuela's economic problems, but do not address the heart of the problem, an inflation-depreciation spiral
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Weisbrot: New US Sanctions Against Venezuela
US sanctions against Venezuela, which VP Pence announced Wednesday, target Venezuelan debt and will make borrowing more expensive, hurting the people Trump claims to help
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Wilpert: Venezuelan Vote Count
The CEO of the company that sold and operates the voting machines in Venezuela says that there was a discrepancy of 1 million votes
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Martin: Opposition Violence at Venezuela Protests
Violent opposition protesters attempt to intimidate reporters
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Ellner: Constitutional Assembly a “Mixed Bag”
The Venezuelan government's call for a constitutional assembly is a positive step for breaking the political deadlock, but it still won't solve the country's most pressing problems
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Koerner: Massive Protests in Venezuela
While international media focused almost exclusively on the opposition protests and clashes with the police, the pro-government protests were equally as large
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Boothroyd Rojas: Why has Venezuela’s Supreme Court Assumed Legislative Power?
Discussion on the Venezuelan TSJ’s move to assume the legislative power of the AN
Venezuela Blogs
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Fitz: Health Care in a Global Environment
It is possible to provide health care much more cheaply...
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Read my review of this fine book here
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Bohmer: Support the Victory of Nicolas Maduro as President
It is really important and our responsibility that we demand...
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Bohmer: My Statement at Memorial for Hugo Chavez
Talk at Hugo Chávez Memorial Peter Bohmer, Olympia, Washington March...
Venezuela Interviews
A series of interviews about Venezuela, interviewer: Michael Albert
August, 2013
Minister of the Interior Rodriguez 1
Minister of the Interior Rodriguez 2
February 2013
Supreme Court Judge Vegas
Venezuela Analysis Pearson
Venezuela Analysis Wilpert
2008 but still highly relevant...
Supreme Court Judge Vegas
Women's Bank, Castenada
Carora Mayor Julio Chavez