Geography Archives: Venezuela

A socialist commune in the Venezuelan Amazon draws inspiration from the collective practices of its Indigenous members.

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.

A Huottüja leader easily dispatches most of the major political issues the country is facing, including the electoral dispute.

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

The head of a prestigious research center talks about knowledge production in the Bolivarian Revolution.

Interior Minister Cabello said authorities had uncovered a “terrorist plot” to assassinate Maduro, the U.S. denied allegations of involvement.

Analyst and former UN rapporteur Alfred de Zayas looks at the history of U.S. intervention and sanctions against Venezuela.

Peoples Dispatch spoke to Aurora community organizer Nate Kassa on CBZ Management’s weaponization of anti-migrant rhetoric.

For the Caracas-based La Minka collective, culture and bread-baking go hand in hand with the project of making a socialist commune.

The Venezuelan government said the seizure was “not an isolated action” and that it reserved the right to take legal action in response.

Honduran President Xiomara Castro announced on August 28 that she ordered the suspension of the extradition agreement between her country and the United States.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry criticized U.S.-led efforts to spread misinformation about the Venezuelan presidential elections held in July.

There aren’t many countries that have been fighting off U.S. aggression for as long as Venezuela.

The second National Popular Consultation saw Venezuelans choose community projects to be funded by the state.

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

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

On August 17, in dozens of cities across the world, people’s movements, left parties and trade unions, participated in an international day of action in solidarity with Venezuela, facing right-wing coup attempts and attacks on its electoral process following the victory of sitting president Nicolás Maduro.

Cybersecurity has become a central element in Venezuela, in a context where computer attacks have not ceased since the presidential elections.

On Friday, ALBA Movements, an organization bringing together grassroots movements from 25 countries in the Americas, issued a statement rejecting the claims made by the presidents of Colombia and Brazil, who proposed the formation of a cohabitation government in Venezuela, where President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected in the July 28 elections. 

In light of recent imperialist aggressions, Chris Gilbert reflects on the challenges and complexities of using elections as a tool for socialist construction.