Opinion & Analysis

Venezuela Expresses Condolences to the British People and Government for Manchester Terrorist Attack

By Venezuelan Foreign Relations Ministry , May 24th 2017

Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Ministry in Caracas. (Aporrea)

The Venezuelan government has released an official statement extending its condolences to the victims of the May 22 terrorist attack in Manchester, UK.

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The Chávez Hypothesis: Vicissitudes of a Strategic Project

By Chris Gilbert – Counterpunch , May 24th 2017

Mural reads: "Nobody surrenders here. Commune or Nothing". (Archive)

Bolivarian University Professor Chris Gilbert argues that Hugo Chávez is the heir to Lenin's political legacy in espousing a strategic vision for transition to socialism on the basis of the commune.

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Standoff in Venezuela

By Steve Ellner & Federico Fuentes – Green Left Weekly, May 22nd 2017

A lone National Guardsperson stares down a line of right-wing demonstrators. (Pedro Mattey/AVN)

Professor Steve Ellner challenges claims that the Maduro government is "on its last legs", pointing to the opposition's failure to convince the popular sectors to join their protests thus far.

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Authoritarianism in Venezuela? A Reply to Gabriel Hetland

By Lucas Koerner – Venezuelanalysis.com , May 19th 2017

Venezuelan opposition protesters burn a National Bolivarian Police motorcycle at an anti-government barricade in the affluent ea

Hetland recycles status quo liberal critiques of the Bolivarian Revolution ignoring grassroots support for Maduro, argues the VA team.

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Venezuela: a Threat to US Energy Hegemony?

By Raul Burbano- Common Frontiers, May 18th 2017

Raul Burbano argues the US ‘concern’ over Venezuela is all about oil, not democracy.

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Comparing Venezuela’s Media with Our Own

By Joe Emersberger - TeleSUR English , May 17th 2017

An opposition protester throws a molotov cocktail at police in Caracas. (Reuters)

The international media's coverage of Venezuela comes down to caricatures that have been spread by Venezuela's opposition, says Joe Emersberger.

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U.S. Attempts at Destabilization: The Peace Movement Stands in Solidarity with Venezuela

By UNAC peace.org and Black Alliance for Peace, May 16th 2017

The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) and the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) call for the U.S. government to stop its attempts to destabilize the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro.

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Critiquing Maduro from the Left

By Steve Ellner – NACLA , May 15th 2017

"Made in Socialism". (Sonnya Paz/ Flickr)

University of Oriente Professor Steve Ellner takes apart ex-Chavista theorist Heinz Dieterich's critiques of the Maduro government from the left.

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Venezuela's LGBTQ Movement Presents Political Platform Ahead of Constituent Assembly

By Revolutionary Sex and Gender Diversity Alliance (ASGDRe), May 13th 2017

Venezuelans march during pride in Caracas. (VTV)

Venezuelan popular movements have begun to present their political objectives and advocate for greater rights within the upcoming Constituent Assembly.

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Defeat the Coup Against the Bolivarian Republic

By Communist Party of Venezuela - People's Voice, May 13th 2017

The red cockerel is the symbol of the Venezuelan Communist Party. (PCV)

The Communist Party of Venezuela calls for unity amongst revolutionary forces to defend the government from rightwing coup attempts.

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An Open Letter to the LASA Executive Committee on the Situation in Venezuela

By Various, May 12th 2017

A group of former and current members of the Latin American Studies Association have issued a statement challenging claims from the body’s Executive Committee that Venezuela has taken an authoritarian turn.

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Berta Cáceres’ Organization Expresses Solidarity with Bolivarian Revolution

By Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) , May 10th 2017

Thousands of Venezuelan women marched Saturday chanting "No to violence, yes to peace and to life" to voice their supp

The indigenous organization of recently assassinated leader Berta Cáceres expressed their solidarity with Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution and especially women in light of recent opposition violence and US threats for tougher sanctions.

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History Repeats Itself? Venezuela’s New Constituent Assembly

By Chris Gilbert – Counterpunch , May 9th 2017

"I march for the constituent assembly." Caracas, May 8, 2017. (Ricardo Herderez)

Bolivarian University Professor Chris Gilbert analyzes the balance of forces underlying the Maduro government's bid to draft a new constitution as a solution to the country's current revolutionary impasse.

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In Detail: The Deaths So Far

By Venezuelanalysis, May 8th 2017

Venezuelanalysis provides readers with an in-depth and daily updated account of the deaths registered in relation to the violent opposition protests that began on April 4th.

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