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Venezuelans Commemorate 26th Anniversary of the Caracazo

Feb 28th

Dozens gathered in the South Cemetery of Caracas on Friday to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the "Caracazo", the 1989 popular rebellion which saw Venezuela's poor and excluded majority rise up against the IMF structural adjustment package imposed by President Carlos Andres Perez.

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New Evidence Links Ledezma, COPEI to Thwarted Coup
Feb 27th
Venezuela’s New Forex System Sees Steady Results
Feb 25th
Venezuelan Government Detains Police Officer Following Death of Teenager
Feb 25th
Venezuela Denounces Foreign Interference at UN Security Council
Feb 24th
Caracas Mayor Indicted in Venezuela, Will Face Trial
Feb 24th
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Opinion & Analysis

The Venezuelan masses must launch a revolutionary offensive, says the author. (Credit: AVN)

Venezuela: Answer Coups and Economic Sabotage with a Revolutionary Offensive

By Marxist Tendency of the PSUV - In Defense of Marxism , Feb 28th

The Marxist Tendency of  the PSUV argues that the current crisis cannot be resolved by making concessions to the bourgeoisie and that the only solution is a revolutionary offensive that places the means of production under workers' control and thoroughly revolutionizes the armed forces.  

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Ernesto Samper: "UNASUR Will Keep Looking for Peaceful Solutions in Venezuela"
By Ernesto Samper- El Tiempo, Feb 25th
FAO Representative Debunks Myth of Increased Hunger in Venezuela, Highlights Urban Farming Initiatives
By Marcelo Resende & Vanessa Davies – Correo del Orinoco, Feb 25th
Whispering Venezuela?
By Michael Albert- TeleSUR English, Feb 23rd
Which Way Venezuela?
By Michael Albert & Eva Golinger, ZNET, Feb 23rd
Raising the Price of Gasoline: An Inflationary Measure for No One’s Benefit
By Deivi Peña- Lucha de Clases, Feb 19th
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Video

Why the CIA Won’t Give Up on Venezeula | Interview with Eva Golinger
By Abby Martin- Eva Golinger, Feb 25th

Venezuela in images

Venezuelan Carnival "El Callao" Comes to a Close in Caracas - Thousands of Venezuelan families turned out for the closing procession of Carnaval "El Callao," held across the country this Tuesday in Venezuela. Here Venezuelanalysis brings readers a selection of photos from the celebrations in Los Proceres, Caracas. 

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"Defend University Autonomy for True People's Democracy". Photo taken at the University of the Andes. (Lucas Koer

Allende was Wrong: Neoliberalism, Venezuela's Student Right and the Answer from the Left

By Lucas Koerner- Venezuelanalysis.com, Feb 10th

Venezuelanalysis journalist, Lucas Koerner, takes a look at the rightwing student movement in Venezuela, its ideology and appropriation of leftwing symbols and discourse. He also examines what model of education is being proposed in Venezuela's new "experimental" public universities as an alternative to neoliberal visions of education. This analysis includes an interview with Luis Javier Gomez Rojas, a facilitator at the Bolivarian University for Workers.

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Economic Indicators

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This CEPR has written various reports on the situation of the venezuelan economy. Read them here

An Oral History of Grassroots Venezuelans in the Midst of the Economic War
By Cory Fischer-Hoffman/ Various, Jan 30th
Venezuela in 2014: Maduro Administration Given Reprieve by Divided Opposition
By Ewan Robertson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Dec 19th
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Demands Action from Developed Countries at UN Climate Talks
By Cory Fischer Hoffman, Dec 13th
Revolutionary Muralists Fill Venezuela’s Andean Capital with Color and History (+ PHOTOS)
By Z.C. Dutka - Venezuelanalysis.com, Dec 10th
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Interview

Former minister Hector Navarro. (Joaquín Ferrer-Contrapunto)

Hector Navarro: I’m Encouraging a Rebellion at the Bases of the PSUV

By Héctor Bujanda/Hector Navarro- contrapunto, Feb 13th

Ex-minister Hector Navarro calls for the bases of the PSUV to retake control of the party whose internal democracy he claims has been threatened by bureaucratization and corruption. Nevarro, who was himself formally disciplined by the leadership of the PSUV for defending ex-planning minister  Jorge Giordani, nonetheless holds open the possibility of further deepening the Revolutioon by broadening popular protagonism. 

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