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  • Thousands have been reported missing following the collapse of dozens of buildings in La Guaira. (Archive)

    Venezuela: Earthquake death toll rises, U.S. SOUTHCOM deploys military assets

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on June 26, 2026 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Washington issued a new general license related to relief efforts but has thus far maintained in place its sanctions regime targeting the Venezuelan economy.

  • Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro leads a demonstration Monday at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas. (Prensa Presidencial)

    Alleged U.S. deadline for Maduro exit passes without incident

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on December 2, 2025 by José Luis Granados Ceja (more by Venezuelananlysis)  | (Posted Dec 04, 2025)

    Report claims Trump rejected Maduro’s purported exit conditions as a U.S. ultimatum expired and scrutiny grows over alleged war crimes in recent Caribbean strikes.

  • Airlines including Iberia and Turkish have temporarily halted flights to and from Caracas. (Archive)

    Most International Airlines Servicing Venezuela Suspend Flights as U.S. Intensifies Pressure

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on November 24, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    A recent CBS poll found that 70 percent of U.S. citizens would oppose military action against Venezuela.

  • Ana Maldonado (Venezuelanalysis)

    ‘The Imperialist Offensive is Nothing New for the Bolivarian Revolution’: A Conversation with Ana Maldonado

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 24, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    A Chavista organizer examines the U.S. militarization of the Caribbean and the Bolivarian Revolution’s enduring resistance to imperial aggression.

  • Washington has mobilized warships and aircraft to the Caribbean region. (army.mil)

    Will the U.S. attack Venezuela?

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 10, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Solidarity activist and analyst Roger Harris takes stock of the rapidly escalating U.S. military threats against Venezuela.

  • David Abdulah (Venezuelanalysis)

    The Caribbean’s Zone of Peace Under Threat: A Conversation with David Abdulah

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 17, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    A Trinidadian labor activist talks about his government’s submissive position to the US in the face of the imperialist buildup against Venezuela, and the correlation of forces in the region.

  • The gathering featured participants from 20 communes in Caracas and nearby states. (María Ramírez / EFPP)

    Venezuela: Communards gather to make ‘communal feminism’ a priority

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 13, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Grassroots organizer Manuela Sánchez emphasized the need to collectivize care work in communal spaces.

  • Ana Esther Ceceña (Venezuelanalysis)

    A Geopolitical Analysis of the Imperialist Buildup Against Venezuela: A conversation with Ana Esther Ceceña

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 11, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  | (Posted Oct 13, 2025)

    Natural resources and strategic alliances are important to understanding why Venezuela is in the eye of the storm.

  • Venezuela has consistently called for peace and dialogue with the US government and denounces an oil-driven regime-change operation. (EFE)

    Washington Cuts All Diplomatic Contact with Caracas as Military Campaign Advances

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 8, 2025 by Andreína Chávez Alava (more by Venezuelananlysis)  | (Posted Oct 10, 2025)

    Trump is reportedly frustrated by President Maduro’s refusal to relinquish power, as Democrats condemn the illegal staging of another war.

  • The USS Sampson docked in Panama City on September 2 amid Washington's growing military build-up in Caribbean waters. (Getty Images)

    US Military Siege and ‘Narco-state’ Allegations Against Venezuela: All You Need to Know

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 5, 2025 by Andreína Chávez Alava (more by Venezuelananlysis)  | (Posted Oct 08, 2025)

    Caracas has warned that the US is trying to provoke a war, as the Trump administration continues to carry out extrajudicial killings by bombing boats.

  • Chávez’s Legacy in Action

    Chávez’s legacy in action: The Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune (Part V)

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 4, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Collective work and the new consultation processes are examples of how Chávez’s vision lives on in this politicized community.

  • White House staffer Stephen Miller is said to be behind recent strikes on alleged drug boats and Trump’s aggressive domestic and foreign strategies. (AFP)

    Top Trump Officials ramp up pressure for military strikes in Venezuela to oust Maduro

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on October 1, 2025 by Andreína Chávez Alava (more by Venezuelananlysis)  | (Posted Oct 03, 2025)

    Administration hardliners Stephen Miller and Marco Rubio are said to be pressing for military actions inside Venezuela, citing unproven counternarcotics claims.

  • Fishing and swimming on Lake Maracaibo (Rome Arrieche)

    Fisherfolk Resisting Imperialism: The Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune (Part IV)

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on September 27, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    The US blockade brought much suffering to Lake Maracaibo communities, but people responded and resisted by deepening their bonds of solidarity and cooperation.

  • Culture and Resistance

    Culture and Resistance: The Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune (Part II)

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on September 13, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Devotion to San Benito of Palermo, a Black saint symbolizing both spirituality and resistance, plays an important role in the culture of Palmarito. The chants, drums, and rituals associated with the sain function both as religious practices and as forms of collective organization, memory, and identity.

  • US air and military assets near Venezuela. (iejmedia)

    All elements in place for a U.S. strike on Venezuela

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on September 8, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Roger D. Harris and Joe Emersberger trace how U.S. imperialist strategy, from fake drug charges to naval deployments, sets the stage for an attack on Venezuela’s leadership.

  • Chimbánguele (Rome Arrieche)

    A story of resistance and renewal: The Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune (Part I)

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on September 5, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    Afro-Venezuelans discuss syncretism, anti-colonial resistance, and community organization on the southern shore of Lake Maracaibo.

  • Roraima Rivas-Liendo

    Pending tasks for Chavista feminism: A conversation with Roraima Rivas-Liendo

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on August 31, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    A feminist activist reflects on legislative advances, ongoing challenges, and the state of sexual and reproductive rights in Venezuela.

  • Washington is ramping up militarization at home and abroad. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

    Trump’s Venezuela drug war gambit and the militarization playbook at home

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on August 17, 2025 by Michelle Ellner (more by Venezuelananlysis)  | (Posted Aug 22, 2025)

    Solidarity activist Michelle Ellner takes stock of the Trump administration’s escalating rhetoric, militarization and migrant crackdown.

  • Fita González (Venezuelanalysis)

    Afro-Venezuelan memory, struggle and liberation: A conversation with Fita González

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on August 8, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    A young activist talks about maroon resistance has deep roots in Venezuela, and it resonates with the country’s current communal project.

  • Lisbed Carolina Parada (Venezuelanalysis)

    Building communal power from the Mayor’s office: A conversation with Lisbed Carolina Parada

    Originally published: Venezuelananlysis on July 27, 2025 (more by Venezuelananlysis)  |

    A communal leader and mayoral candidate explains how the July 27 elections could mark a turn toward women’s leadership and people’s power in her township.

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Monthly Review Essays

  • Parallel Universes
    Andy Merrifield

    Anybody who’s ever leafed through Finnegans Wake will quickly recognize that we’re not dealing here with a standard novel, just as anybody leafing through Marx’s Capital will know we’re not dealing with standard economics.

Lost & Found

  • Honor the Vietnamese, Not Those Who Killed Them
    Michael D. Yates A Vietnamese stamp depicting two Vietnamese resistance fighters shooting down a US Army helicopter.

    Only the courage of those who opposed the war, including the soldiers who did so at great risk, should be respected.

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