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About Cira Pascual Marquina

Cira Pascual Marquina is Political Science Professor at the Universidad de Bolivariana de Venezuela in Caracas and is staff writer for Venezuelanalysis.com.
  • Prabhat Patnaik (Venezuelanalysis)

    Sanctions and the World Economic Order: a conversation with Prabhat Patnaik

    Originally published: Venezuelanalysis.com on April 1, 2022 (more by Venezuelanalysis.com)  |

    A distinguished Marxist economist reflects on the impact of imperialist blockade mechanisms.

  • Rummie Quintero Verdú (Venezuelanalysis)

    The pending task of securing transgender rights: A conversation with Rummie Quintero Verdú

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on March 18, 2022 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    A trans activist talks about LGBTIQ+ rights in Venezuela.

  • Juan Carlos Loyo (Venezuelanalysis)

    Radical Land Reform in Venezuela: A Conversation with Juan Carlos Loyo (Part I)

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on January 28, 2022 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Chávez’s agriculture minister talks about the revolutionary changes in land tenure that took place under the former president.

  • As Chávez said, ‘let’s not change the climate, let’s change the system!’: a conversation with Max Ajl

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 29, 2021 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    An anti-imperialist approach to global warming in the context of COP26.

  • Iraida Vargas

    The imprint of an insurrectional past: a conversation with Iraida Vargas and Mario Sanoja

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 1, 2021 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Two eminent anthropologists talk about Venezuela’s history and its relation to the present.

  • Elías Jaua (Venezuelanalysis)

    Venezuela’s popular Democracy under siege: A conversation with Elías Jaua

    Originally published: Venezuelanalysis.com on May 7, 2021 (more by Venezuelanalysis.com)  |

    Chavez’s former Vice President and long-time minister talks about the internal dynamics of the Bolivarian process.

  • Jennifer Lemus (Venezuelanlysis)

    Realizing the dream of Communal Cities: A conversation with Jennifer Lemus and José Luis Sifontes

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    Spokespeople from one of Venezuela’s flagship communes discuss the building of a communal city and the path towards Chávez’s communal state.

  • Rafael Uzcátegui (Venezuelanalysis)

    Standing by a radical Chávez: A conversation with Rafael Uzcátegui

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    A key figure from the newly-formed Popular Revolutionary Alternative talks about his expectations for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

  • Reinaldo Iturriza (Venezuelanalysis)

    Chavismo and the Left: A conversation with Reinaldo Iturriza (Part II)

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    A Chavista author and former minister talks about the Bolivarian Revolution’s innovations and internal tensions.

  • Reinaldo Iturriza (Venezuelanalysis)

    The wild and the disaffected: A conversation with Reinaldo Iturriza (Part I)

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    A Chavista author and former minister talks about the Bolivarian Revolution’s class basis and the risks that apathy poses to the political process.

  • Pablo Kunich (Venezuelanalysis)

    Alba TV’s new model for communication: A conversation with Pablo Kunich

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    The coordinator of a media platform that works with social movements talks to VA about the history and challenges of popular communication.

  • Michael Lebowitz (Venezuelanalysis)

    Popular protagonism in Venezuela’s transition to socialism: A conversation with Michael Lebowitz

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    The Marxist theorist emphasizes that socialism involves people transforming themselves.

  • Luis Britto García. (Venezuelanalysis)

    The role of intellectuals in the Bolivarian Revolution: A conversation with Luis Britto Garcia

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    Venezuela’s most acclaimed contemporary writer talks about the Bolivarian Revolution and its dialectical relation with cultural producers.

  • Jessica Pernia of Tatuy TV. (Venezuelanalysis)

    Grassroots Communication fights back! A conversation with Jessica Pernia

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    A founding member of Tatuy TV speaks about what it means to be a group of revolutionary journalists in hard times.

  • Kael Abello (Venezuelanalysis)

    Cultural production in Revolutionary Venezuela: A conversation with Kael Abello

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    A key member of the ‘Comando Creativo’ artists’ collective reflects on how to make relevant art during a revolution.

  • Edgar Perez, better known as the “Gordo” Edgar. (Venezuelanalysis)

    Chavez, a mirror of the people: a conversation with Edgar Perez

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    An organizer and intellectual from Caracas’ La Vega barrio talks about the dialectical relationship between Hugo Chavez and the popular movement.

  • Elías Jaua

    Defending Chavez’s project today

    Originally published: Translated on May 17, 2019 by Internationalist 360 (more by Translated)  |

    I began to work directly with Comandante Hugo Chavez in May 1996. By that time, Chavez was already exploring the idea of participating in elections.

  • Vijay Prashad. (Venezuelanalysis)

    Solidarity isn’t a slogan, it’s a process: a conversation with Vijay Prashad

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    In this exclusive interview, a prominent Indian intellectual examines how imperialism operates in our time and proposes specific forms of solidarity with Venezuela.

  • The worldwide struggle against fascism: a conversation with Nestor Kohan (Part 2)

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    An important Latin American political theorist argues that right-wing “internationalism” requires a leftist response that also reaches beyond national boundaries.

  • Juan Contreras. (Venezuelanalysis)

    Venezuela’s missile crisis: a conversation with Juan Contreras

    Cira Pascual Marquina

    A grassroots leader from the 23 de Enero barrio in Caracas looks at the historical forces operating behind the showdown unfolding right now in the Bolivarian Republic.

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