Reinaldo Iturriza: ‘What is at stake is the fate of Venezuela’s revolutionary democra
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Revolutionary activist and sociologist Reinaldo Iturriza has spent many years working with popular movements in Venezuela and writing on the rise of Chavismo as a political movement of the poor. […]
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The wars of the XXI Century exhibit the particularity of seeming similar to mobilizations for civil rights. The long experience of the Pentagon in interventions and disciplinary policies on all […]
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The violence seething from opposition sectors can only be viewed as systematic, motive-driven and purposeful.   Like many other Venezuelans during the past few months, Luigin Paz was attempting to […]
More...Being Honest About Venezuela
Venezuela descends deeper into a political and economic crisis every day. The death toll rises relentlessly, and the vicious street battles show no signs of abating.
More...Campaigning for Venezuela's Constituent Assembly Gets Underway
The final vote will be held on July 30, with nearly 20 million Venezuelans set to cast their ballot, according to the National Electoral Council.
More...Why Can’t the US Left Get Venezuela Right?
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As Venezuela’s fascist-minded oligarchy conspires with U.S. imperialism to overthrow the democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro, few in the U.S. seem to care.   Instead of denouncing rightwing violence […]
More...Venezuelan opposition “consultation”: playing alone and losing
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Sunday, July 16, was a significant day in Venezuela’s political history. The right-wing opposition MUD, backed by the United States, threw all its weight behind a “consultation” that they hoped […]
More...Trump threatens redoubled economic sanctions against Venezuela
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Following a symbolic referendum against the constituent assembly, Washington and the right-wing opposition are ratcheting up pressure on the Maduro government.
More...Time for the International Left to Take a Stand on Venezuela
Venezuela is heading towards an increasingly dangerous situation, in which open civil war could become a real possibility. So far over 100 people have been killed as a result of street protests, most of these deaths are the fault of the protesters themselves (to the extent that we know the cause).
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Venezuela is heading towards an increasingly dangerous situation, in which open civil war could become a real possibility. So far over 100 people have been killed as a result of street protests, most of these deaths are the fault of the protesters themselves (to the extent that we know the cause).
I agree completely. Venezuela is a country trying to transition to socialism while fighting off the fascist dogs of the US. Can anything be done? If the US decides to intervene it will be a bloodbath on the scale of vietnam. Are there any sources for information on the crisis, on how the internet can get involved, etc?
The left must not let this turn into Vietnam 2.0
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Venezuela is heading towards an increasingly dangerous situation, in which open civil war could become a real possibility. So far over 100 people have been killed as a result of street protests, most of these deaths are the fault of the protesters themselves (to the extent that we know the cause).
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I agree completely. Venezuela is a country trying to transition to socialism while fighting off the fascist dogs of the US. Can anything be done? If the US decides to intervene it will be a bloodbath on the scale of vietnam. Are there any sources for information on the crisis, on how the internet can get involved, etc?
The left must not let this turn into Vietnam 2.0
Btw, fyi, those aren't *my* words that you put in the quotation bubble, so a generally-better way to do it is as above.
My understanding is that there was a government-professional layer that benefitted *most* from the period of high oil prices.
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Beyond the Boliburguesía Thesis
By STEVE ELLNER - NACLA, June 15th 2016
“Oil didn’t wreck Venezuela’s economy, socialism did.” That’s what Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, of the Washington-based conservative think tank Ethics and Public Policy Center, wrote earlier this year in his reflection on Venezuela’s deepening economic crisis. Gobry, a prolific writer for Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and other publications, went on to criticize Venezuelan analysts who scapegoat petroleum, even though he recognized that declining oil prices have aggravated the nation’s difficulties. “The culprit is clear and obvious,” Golbry contends. “The problem is Venezuela's authoritarian socialism.”
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I don't know if the U.S. would try to treat Venezuela like Vietnam -- it was *defeated* in Vietnam, so that's given the empire some pause for that kind of full-scale invasion (defeated with guerilla warfare).
The U.S. is considering using economic *sanctions* there, but that's nothing new. Venezuela, unfortunately, really needs to pull things together, beyond the left-strongman-celebrity draw of a single individual (Chavez) and his particular system of patronage to the country. That's the problem in *general* with left-states -- it's difficult for them to find a settling-point in between true open-ended rebellion from below, and the world of bourgeois international relations, above.
Stay with this thread -- it looks like the whole *world's* left has to also get a grip on what Venezuela currently is, and where it needs to be (along with the rest of the world, of course).
The Left and Venezuela
The media keep silent about the violence of the Venezuelan opposition and the prevailing repression by the right-wing governments of Latin America. The Right's strategy of an institutional coup faces serious limits, but the Left must address this new threat, supporting anti-imperialist decisions and making a distinction between the capitalist boycott and the government's ineffectiveness.
More...Time for the International Left to Take a Stand on Venezuela
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The mainstream media consistently fails to report who is instigating the violence in this conflict.   Venezuela is heading towards an increasingly dangerous situation, in which open civil war could […]
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Violence In Venezuela Aims to Create Chaos and Topple the Government.
More...The Guardian’s propaganda on Venezuela: all you need to know
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With the Constituent Assembly elections due to take place on July 30th, the Guardian published a piece titled “Venezuela elections: all you need to know”. But instead of breaking through […]
More...Clash between Venezuelan government and opposition raises threat of civil war
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The Maduro government has arrested three opposition leaders after their appointment as members of a “parallel” Supreme Court by the opposition-controlled Parliament.
More...Venezuela: Opposition's own 'observers' question validity of its July 16 consultation
While the media reported the results announced by the right-wing opposition for its July 16 national consultation as fact, even its own 'observers' have raised doubts as to its democratic credentials.
More...The Bullet: The Crisis in Venezuela
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http://socialistproject.ca/bullet/b1458.jpgTwo articles on the crisis in Venezuela: The Left and Venezuela by Claudio Katz; The Venezuelan Dilemma: Progressives and the 'Plague on Both Your Houses' Position by Steve Ellner.
More...Zero hour in Venezuela ahead of Constituent Assembly vote
Venezuelans are set to vote for a National Constituent Assembly (ANC) on July 30. Proposed by the government as a way to find a peaceful and democratic solution to months of political turmoil in the country, the ANC has been rejected by the opposition, who have pledged to stop the vote going ahead.
More...Election of constituent assembly in Venezuela takes place amid intensified violence a
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The conflict between the rival sections of the ruling class is reaching a breaking point.
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