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Bolivarian Venezuela at the crossroads, Part 3: The Venezuelan economy: in transition towards socialism

The capitalist sector is growing faster than the public sector and is still predominant in Venezuela’s economy despite the nationalizations.

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Colombia-Venezuela Dispute Will Be Better Resolved in South America

It was clear a while ago that  the “terrorist” message was going to be a very important part of Washington’s campaign. A process of South American diplomacy could resolve the Colombia-Venezuela dispute. The US should keep its distance.

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South of the Border

Oliver Stone’s new documentary ‘South of the Border’ chronicles the emergence of progressive governments in Latin America’s, their quest for social and political transformation and their growing independence from Washington. Roberto Navarrete interviews Oliver Stone and Tariq Ali (one of the film’s scriptwriters) to find out some background.

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Latin America & Twenty-First Century Socialism: Inventing to Avoid Mistakes

Twenty years ago, left forces in Latin America and in the world in general were going through a difficult period. The Berlin Wall had fallen; the Soviet Union hurtled into an abyss and disappeared completely by the end of 1991. Deprived of the rearguard it needed, the Sandinista Revolution was defeated at the polls in February 1990, and Central American guerrilla movements were forced to demobilize. The only country that kept the banners of revolution flying was Cuba, although all the omens said that its days were numbered. Given that situation, it was difficult to imagine that twenty years later, left-wing leaders would govern most of the Latin American countries.

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The Latest Provocation of Colombia against Venezuela

On Thursday, July 22, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez decided to put the border with Colombia on maximum military alert, after Colombian president Alvaro Uribe made accusations that Venezuela was harbouring FARC guerrillas and demanded an “international commission of enquiry.”

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Venezuela: Reclaiming Media for the People

Recent moves by the Venezuelan government, which now claims almost 50% of the shares in a pro-coup TV station and revoked the concession of another, represent new steps towards reclaiming the media for the people.

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The Labour Movement and Socialist Struggle in Venezuela: An Interview with Pedro Eusse

In mid-June, 2010, we met with Pedro Eusse, National Secretary of the Venezuelan Communist Party (PCV) and part of the provisional executive committee of the labour confederation, Unión Nacional de Trabajadores (National Union of Workers, UNT). Refusing to be interrupted by the constantly ringing phone, Pedro spoke passionately for two hours about the centrality of organized workers in the revolutionary struggle and the need to unite the labour movement.

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Chavez: US and Colombia plan to attack Venezuela

Yesterday Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced US plans to attack his country and overthrow his government. 

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Venezuela's process of struggle

Jason Netek looks at the political situation in Venezuela, and why international solidarity is key to furthering the process of workers' power.

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Venezuela Breaks Relations with Colombia

Following Colombian government accusations that Venezuela tolerates guerilla training camps, and its presentation against Venezuela today in the OAS, Venezuela has removed its ambassador from Colombia and frozen relations.

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'You're part of something bigger' - Venezuela's El Sistema in the USA

Inspired by a Venezuelan music program, two community activists prepare to bring its benefits to Boston kids

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Latin America and Caribbean: CELAC Steams Ahead

A high-level meeting in Venezuela earlier this month, in which senior Latin American and Caribbean diplomats from 32 countries discussed the creation of a new forum for regional concertation, slipped under the radar of the entire U.S. media.

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Buying Venezuela’s Press with U.S. Tax Dollars

The U.S. State Department is secretly funneling millions of dollars to Latin American journalists, according to documents obtained in June under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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There Is No Revolution without Solidarity - Venezuela and the Struggle for Sovereignty

In this interview with Anna Pha, Venezuela’s ambassador to Australia, Nelson Dávila, describes the historic continuity of the Bolivarian revolution, the associated process of integration taking place in Latin America against great resistance from the US and internal reactionary forces and he explains how the Revolution is being consolidated in his country and the vital importance of international solidarity for the survival of the revolution.

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Venezuela, Worker Control, and Self-management

In the middle of the deepest crisis that the capitalist system has ever seen, when it’s already showing its cruellest face, when anger and sometimes impotence spreads among those of us with years fighting and predicting the consequences, the lights of hope that show us that another world is possible pass us by unnoticed.

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