Lucas Koerner Back in March, when coronavirus cases were beginning to surge in the US and in South American allies such as Brazil and Ecuador, Washington was busy raising the alarm about the “expansion of Covid-19 pandemic in the region, if not globally, if Venezuela… fails to address it.” Venezuela was reporting under 150 cases…
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In Commune: The Panal 2021 Commune (Part 2)
Katrina Kozarek Outside of Venezuela, communes are a little known aspect of the Bolivarian Revolution, yet the development of the communal state is integral to the vision of 21st century socialism laid out by former President Hugo Chavez. In this series, In Commune, Venezuelanalysis will explore different experiences of rural and urban communes to help…
Bolivar Today: 237 Years Defeating Empires
Yldefonso Finol Because of him Colombia and Peru are independent, Bolivia owes its political existence to him. Because of the respect that his moral and military virtues command, the three republics enjoy security, and because of the trust that he inspires in the public, the republican government in America can hope for its future existence….
Truth, History and Tragedy
Jorge Arreaza Monserrat Truth was called to be the fundamental sign of modernity. Superstition and medieval obscurantism were to be left behind. We were arriving at the time of illumination where facts could be verified through empirical confirmation. Sedition and deception deserved a Christian burial and became the bad memory of a time that had…
Venezuela’s Education Under Siege: A Conversation with Luis Bonilla-Molina
Cira Pascual Marquina Luis Bonilla-Molina is a researcher and prolific writer whose work takes a critical look at educational and pedagogical models. He coordinated President Chavez’s international advisors team from 2004 to 2006 and was director of the Miranda International Center (CIM), an internationalist research initiative in Caracas, from 2006 through 2019. Bonilla-Molina is also…
Guaidó Delegates Management of Money Stolen from Venezuela to Two Tax Havens
Misión Verdad Juan Guiadó with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: Twitter The policy of dispossession of Venezuela’s public patrimony orchestrated by the U.S. government and covered up under the “legitimate” guise of the fake government of Juan Guaidó, now acquires “legal” form through outsourced channels. In a new digital session without quorum and…
Venezuela Intercepts Colombian Vessel in Operation Bolivarian Shield
The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has learned of a communiqué from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia dated 16 July 2020, in which it refers to the “arbitrary detention” of three Colombian citizens by the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), while they were allegedly carrying “humanitarian aid” donated by…
Venezuela: Paralysed Companies Rescued by an ‘Army’ of Volunteer Workers
Jessica Dos Santos A member of the Productive Workers’ Army in the midst of a recuperation operative. (EPO) The Productive Workers’ Army (EPO) is a grassroots movement composed of Venezuelan workers which came together in 2014. They dedicate their volunteer labour to rescuing various companies which have been paralysed because of the economic situation which…
Venezuela Denounces Inexcusable Act of Provocation by U.S. Southern Command in Contiguous Zone
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela addresses the national and international community on the occasion of denouncing the infamous statements disseminated by the United States Southern Command, through its official account on social networks, in which it points out that Venezuela is exercising “excessive control” over its jurisdictional waters, while the warship USS PINCKNEY (DDG-91) was…
In Commune: The Panal 2021
Katrina Kozarek Outside of Venezuela, communes are a little known aspect of the Bolivarian Revolution, yet the development of the communal state is integral to the vision of 21st century socialism laid out by former President Hugo Chavez. In this series, In Commune, Venezuelanalysis will explore different experiences of rural and urban communes to help…
Petrocaribe at the Heart of the Regional Geopolitical Battle: Chronicle of Haiti’s Lost Opportunities
Jean Jores Pierre The Agreement is the symbol of Venezuela’s geopolitical deployment in the region, having as its centre of interest the reconnection of the peoples of the Caribbean with a common history and destiny and social development. Integration agreements determine a country’s geopolitical influence. International cooperation proves to be an indispensable element for socio-economic…
Popular Protagonism in Venezuela’s Transition to Socialism: A Conversation with Michael Lebowitz
Cira Pascual Marquina Michael Lebowitz is a professor of political economy, researcher, and prolific writer. He is the author of Beyond Capital: Marx’s Political Economy of the Working Class (1992), The Socialist Imperative: From Gotha to Now (2015), and the upcoming Between Capitalism and Community (2021). From 2006 to 2011, Lebowitz was Development Director in…
