Analysis: Bolivarian Project

Preparing for a Post-Chávez Venezuela

By George Ciccariello-Maher - Counterpunch, Mar 7th 2013

An undated photgraph of Chavez during his army years

Hugo Chávez is no more, and yet the symbolic importance of the Venezuelan President that exceeded his physical persona in life, providing a condensation point around which popular struggles coalesced, will inevitably continue to function long after his death.

Hugo Chavez, Dream Maker

By Eva Golinger, Mar 7th 2013

Most of what you read or hear in mass media about President Hugo Chavez is always negative, his faults exaggerated, his discourse distorted and his achievements ignored. The reality is quite different. Hugo Chavez was beloved by millions around the world.

Outpouring of Solidarity Statements and Condolences for the Venezuelan People [+Photos]

By Venezuelanalysis, Various, Mar 6th 2013

Palestine (REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman)

Expressions of solidarity and condolences have been flooding into Venezuelananalysis.com directly, as well as being put up on the internet and passed around on social networks. Here we include a collection of those expressions of solidarity that we have received or come across from activist and political groups and their representatives, as well as a photos of solidarity actions around the world.

Hugo Chavez, Undefeated! Why the Rich and Powerful Hated Chavez

By Derrick O'Keefe - Rabble, Mar 6th 2013

Hugo Chavez has died -- undefeated. Yes, undefeated. Chavez, no matter how many times the corporate media and the cheerleaders of the status quo call him a dictator, was elected repeatedly with overwhelming majorities.

Hugo Chávez Dead: Transformed Venezuela & Survived U.S.-Backed Coup, Now Leaves Uncertainty Behind (+video)

By Democracy now, Mar 6th 2013

With the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez after a two-year fight with cancer, we host a roundtable discussion on a revolutionary leader whose democratic-socialist policies not only transformed his country, but helped steer the entire Latin American region away from U.S.-backed neoliberalism.

Chávez and the Dream for a Better World

By Michael Fox - NACLA, Mar 6th 2013

he news poured down like a hard Venezuelan rain—Hugo Chávez had passed. After a two-year-long battle with cancer, we should have been prepared. But we weren’t.

On the Legacy of Hugo Chávez

By Greg Grandin - The Nation, Mar 5th 2013

Chavez last October at the closing rally before the presidential elections (archive)

I first met Hugo Chávez in New York City in September 2006, just after his infamous appearance on the floor of the UN General Assembly, where he called George W. Bush the devil.

We Don’t Have Borders: Tamara Pearson Interviewed by Michael Albert

By By Tamara Pearson and Michael Albert - ZNet, Feb 22nd 2013

Venezuelans rally for Chavez

VA's Tamara Pearson discusses the Bolivarian Revolution, media coverage of Venezuela and Chavez's health with ZNet's Michael Albert.

President Chávez: “We Are Now a Truly Free Country”

By Venezuelan Embassy to the U.S., Feb 7th 2013

Vice President Nicolas Maduro reads a letter by President Chavez at a rally on Monday

On Monday, Vice President Nicolás Maduro read a message to the Venezuelan people from President Hugo Chávez to mark the 21st anniversary of the rebellion of February 4, 1992, an event he said helped ensure that “we live in really and truly free country.”

At 21 Years Since 4 February 1992: Either Chavismo Is Socialist or It’s Not Chavismo

By Nicmer Evans, Feb 4th 2013

Nicmer Evans (noticias 365)

Venezuelan analyst Nicmer Evans argues, "The construction of a socialist project must transcend every one of us, and cannot be circumscribed to the existence or the state of health of one individual, no matter how important and significant they are for our history".

Grassroots Activists Speak on Chavez’s Absence: “We’ll Fight Even Harder”

By Tamara Pearson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Jan 24th 2013

At a recent march in Merida city (Tamara Pearson / Venezuelanalysis.com)

If anyone is clearest about what Chavez’s absence means and what it could mean in the future, it is the grassroots activists and revolutionaries in Venezuela. While private international and national media paint a picture of hopelessness, economic chaos, a power vacuum and power struggles in Venezuela, the grassroots are experiencing a different reality, and have a much more positive outlook for the future.

In Venezuela the Poor Are Happy and the Rich Are Mad. That Must Mean Something

By Cecilia Orozco - El Espectador., Jan 22nd 2013

Colombian writer William Ospina (Archivo Cromos)

Colombian author William Ospina recently wrote a column in the Colombian daily El Espectador in which he expressed a level of appreciation for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. But what was perhaps more interesting was the kind of response he got for taking what was called a “polemical” position.

Prospects for 2013

By Steve Ellner- New Left Project, Jan 16th 2013

A Chavez electoral poster observed in Caracas on new years eve (AP)

In Venezuela people prepare themselves for life without Hugo Chávez. Whether Chávez recovers from his latest bout of cancer or not, Chávistas must find a way of becoming less dependent on their charismatic leader, argues Steve Ellner.

Venezuelan Victim’s Association Opposes Pardon Requests for Perpetrators of 2002 Coup

By ASOVIC, Aporrea, Jan 15th 2013

A monument built on the Llaguno Bridge in honor of those who died during the April 2002 coup attempt (Ciudad Caracas)

In recent days, opposition spokespeople who participated in and supported the 2002 coup d’état have been persistently demanding a pardon for those convicted of crimes during the coup attempt. In response, the Association of Victims of the Coup D’état (ASOVIC) has published a communiqué to express their complete repudiation of any possible concession for the Metropolitan Police agents who were convicted of crimes against humanity.

Disinformation Still Clouds the US Debate on Chávez's Legacy in Venezuela

By Mark Weisbrot, Jan 10th 2013

Despite 14 years of catastrophist predictions for Venezuela, oil wealth has been successfully turned to social purposes.