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Planned Reforms May Determine Survival of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Project
August 5, 2014 ... for Maduro’s performance have fallen to between 41- 47 percent. [i] Thus while approval for Maduro continues to ... path. [i] 41% = Datanalisis / May, Consultores 21 / June, 47% = Hinterlaces / July. While Hinterlaces polls tend to ... -
ANC Deputy Julio Escalona: ‘The People are Angry Because They Consider that We Aren’t Doing Our Job’
December 20, 2018 ... sources, the upcoming year’s budget will be financed by 47 percent from oil revenue, 20 percent from tax collection ... -
Venezuelan Social Movements Converge on Supreme Court, Demand Injunction Against Mining Arc
June 5, 2016 ... for mining?” he stated. Facing the worst drought in 47 years, the Venezuelan government has implemented strict ... -
Another Boomerang Stuns the Venezuelan Bourgeoisie
May 21, 2010 ... to 115% of its GDP. Venezuela’s public debt fell from 47.5 percent of GDP in 2003 to 13.8 percent in 2008. In 2009, ... -
Venezuela: Economic crisis worsens – which way forward?
January 25, 2018 In the face of the government's inaction on the economic crisis, Jorge Martin argues that Venezuela is witnessing a resurgence of workers' struggles. -
Venezuela – A Last Warning
May 20, 2016 ... onto the black market. From the family that queues for hours and then re-sells some of what they’ve bought, to the ... to criminal gangs who hire people to queue for hours and buy whatever subsidised products are available ... it over and hand it to the communal power”. Less than 48 hours later, in an interview with Reuters, the vice-president ... -
Los Angeles to Caracas: Examining Neo-liberal Policies Leading Toward Rebellion
October 2, 2009 ... the burning of busses due to the price increase. Within hours thousands of people were in the streets looting stores ... grew to become the epicenter of the riots, and within hours people had begun looting stores and pulling drivers ... to the ground. Dozens of stores were looted and there are hours and hours of television footage showing Korean ... -
Venezuela: The Fight Against Poverty
July 4, 2005 ... expenses. Furthermore, classes are held at flexible hours, permitting students to participate even if they ... -
The 2002 Oil Lockout: 10 Years Later
December 7, 2012 ... within the Venezuelan Armed Forces, which lasted only 48 hours, to end Venezuela’s democratic experiment with ... -
Venezuela’s Maduro Announces String of Emergency Economic Measures
February 18, 2016 The economic initiatives include changes to the country’s multi-tiered exchange rate, a rise in the domestic price of gasoline, the implementation of a new tax system, and placing more power over food distribution in the hands of organised communities. -
Five New Laws Passed to Provide Stronger Social Support and Undermine Corruption in Venezuela
November 14, 2014 ... young workers who end up working unpredictable hours and ultimately earning less money. The Law of ... -
Tales of Resistance: May 2023 Be Full of Collective Victories!
December 23, 2022 ... priority foodstuffs. The publication was taken down within hours, with businessmen blasting a “communist initiative” ... -
Steve Ellner: Democratization of PSUV is Key to Chavismo’s Future
October 10, 2016 ... First, you have the popular sectors waiting on lines for hours and hours but they are able to buy goods that they need because ... I’m not denying that those lines are sometimes 4, 5, 6 hours which is a terrible situation. I’m not denying the ... -
Venezuela’s Maduro Raises Wages, Promises a ‘Shake Up’ in Annual Address
January 16, 2019 Other announcements include expanding housing programs, extra funding for agriculture and “pragmatic” foreign investment in the oil industry. -
Tales of Resistance: A ‘Normal’ Country Once Again?
August 7, 2022 Jessica Dos Santos looks at what lies beneath the surface of an apparent "peace" and economic recovery in this edition of "Tales of Resistance."