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About Ricardo Vaz

Ricardo Vaz is a writer and editor at Venezuelanalysis. His articles have appeared on Investig'Action, Monthly Review, Truthout, Counterpunch, and other alternative media.
  • Ana Sofía Cabezas. (Venezuelanalysis)

    Chávez and the sowing of values: A conversation with Ana Sofía Cabezas

    Originally published: Venezuelanalysis.com on June 19, 2025 (more by Venezuelanalysis.com)  |

    Ana Sofía Cabezas is a Venezuelan activist, political scientist, and the vice president of the Comandante Eterno Hugo Chávez Foundation.

  • The National Meeting on Communal Feminism took place in Caracas on March 29. (Rome Arrieche)

    Venezuela: 1,600 women discuss ‘communal feminism’ at First National Gathering

    Originally published: Venezuelanalysis.com on March 31, 2025 (more by Venezuelanalysis.com)  |

    The meeting defined priorities such as developing a feminist economy and expanding political participation in Communard Union territories.

  • Chevron's Venezuela joint ventures are presently responsible for roughly a quarter of the country's output. (Chevron)

    Venezuela: U.S. shrinks Chevron wind-down period to 30 days following ‘crazy Cubans’ pressure

    Originally published: Venezuelanalysis.com on March 4, 2025 (more by Venezuelanalysis.com)  |

    Ramped-up economic sanctions will immediately affect the country’s oil output and potentially trigger inflation.

  • The ACLU and other legal aid groups fired a lawsuit to provide Venezuelan migrants at Guantánamo with legal counsel. (Department of Homeland Security)

    U.S. sends dozens of Venezuelan migrants to Guantánamo as relatives plead innocence

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on February 15, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Venezuelan detainees are currently being held in the overseas camp and deprived of contact with relatives or legal counsel.

  • Maduro - NYT

    NYT advises Trump to kill more Venezuelans

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on February 12, 2025 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    Donald Trump is back in the White House, and faux opposition is once again the order of the day for the Western media and the Democratic Party.

  • Venezuela: Twenty first century’s imperialism laboratory

    Whitewashing imperialism: The Western ‘Left’ and Venezuela

    Originally published: Ebb on October 3, 2024 (more by Ebb)

    Every time Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution is faced with renewed threats to its survival, a stratum of U.S.-based intellectuals is always ready with ‘left’ critiques that deliberately obscure the permanent imperialist siege against the country.

  • CITGO is Venezuela's most valuable foreign asset. (Tyson Cecka / Flickr)

    Vulture Fund Elliott chosen as winner of CITGO court-mandated auction

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on September 29, 2024 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    The $7.3 billion offer from the investment fund falls significantly short of the Venezuelan refiner’s valuation.

  • Supreme Court magistrate Caryslia Rodríguez read the verdict on Thursday. (AP)

    Supreme Court delivers electoral review verdict, confirms Maduro victory

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on August 22, 2024 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    TSJ President Caryslia Rodríguez stated that an expert examination of the evidence certified the election results.

  • Venezuela is set to remain in the crosshairs of US imperialism. (Archive)

    Not losing sight of imperialism

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on August 23, 2024 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Venezuelanalysis member Ricardo Vaz discusses the “big picture” of imperialist attacks against Venezuela and international solidarity.

  • Ángel Prado will take over from Guy Vernáez as Minister of Communes. (Presidential Press)

    Maduro appoints El Maizal’s Ángel Prado Minister of Communes

    Originally published: Venezuelanalysis.com on June 8, 2024 (more by Venezuelanalysis.com)  |

    The seasoned communard takes over the Ministry of Communes as the Maduro government bets on funding local projects chosen by communities.

  • An estimated 2000 artists took the stage. (Fesitpven)

    Third Edition of Venezuela’s Progressive Theater Festival

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on April 5, 2024 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    The ten-day event featured more than 150 Venezuelan theater groups and invited companies from 20 other countries.

  • The fair-price food market benefitted 1800 families in the barrio 23 de Enero in Caracas. (Gerardo Rojas / Voces Urgentes)

    El Panal Commune breaches gap between City and Countryside

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on March 20, 2024 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Caracas communards and campesino organizations are building ties through fair-price food distribution.

  • The reform projects has among its stated goals of "harmonizing" different laws and simplifying bureaucracy. (Prensa Presidencial)

    Popular power legislation to be revised as communards demand more protagonism

    Originally published: Venezuelanalysis.com on November 19, 2022 (more by Venezuelanalysis.com)  |

    Commune spokespeople urged the Maduro government to boost grassroots efforts against “the metabolism of capital.”

  • …while NBC (5/17/22) said the “US eases some sanctions” in the present tense…

    ‘Calibrated’ dishonesty: Western media coverage of Venezuela sanctions

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on June 13, 2022 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    U.S. sanctions, even by outdated estimates, have killed tens of thousands of Venezuelans.

  • Maduro with cabinet ministers and Robert Longa during the latest "Productive Wednesday."

    Maduro orders asset transfers as grassroots groups look to boost production

    Originally published: Venezuelanalysis.com on May 28, 2022 (more by Venezuelanalysis.com)  |

    Communard Robert Longa defended an industrialization process that counters capitalist logic.

  • Businessman Alex Saab has been a Venezuelan gov't ally in circumventing US sanctions. (Archive)

    Cape Verde greenlights Venezuelan gov’t envoy extradition to U.S.

    Ricardo Vaz

    The Cape Verde Supreme Court has approved a request to extradite Venezuelan government envoy Alex Saab to the U.S.

  • The Amuay refinery in Punto Fijo, western Venezuela. Amuay and Cardon form the Paraguana Refinery Complex, which is the third largest in the world. (Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins)

    Venezuelan oil output continues decline as refinery resumes operations

    Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner

    Venezuelan crude exports on track for 70 year low as Washington continues to target tankers and shipping companies.

  • U.S. Paramilitaries

    Venezuela: Two U.S. citizens captured in botched coup attempt

    Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz

    Two former green berets were arrested in a second failed assault on Venezuelan shores on Monday.

  • Venezuelan communes are building a national alliance. (Tatuy TV)

    Venezuelan Communards meet to organize national movement

    Ricardo Vaz

    Dozens of communes from across the country are uniting to form a “large national political movement.”

  • US threats of secondary sanctions have seen Chinese oil company CNPC cancel shipments from Venezuela for the second month in a row. (VTV)

    Venezuela oil production continues decline as China cancels more shipments

    Ricardo Vaz

    Russian oil giant Rosneft blasted threats of U.S. sanctions as “unfair competition.”

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