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Miracles Do Happen: Venezuela Relabeled a Democracy in Wake of Opposition Win
December 7, 2015 Last night, as the results of the December 6th elections were announced, spontaneous parties broke out in the urban centers of Venezuela. Fireworks were launched, horns were honked to no end. Just hours before, the same people were howling via social media to the world about the totalitarian dictatorship imposed by Nicolas Maduro. -
‘Democracy, as Usual,’ in Venezuela
December 9, 2015 ... Maduro had turned democratic Venezuela into a communist dictatorship. American media, politicians, and the State ... -
Latin America Unites Against U.S. Attack on Venezuelan Democracy
February 11, 2015 By insisting on U.S. “exceptionalism” in the 2015 National Security Strategy, it appears that the U.S. will tolerate only one economic and political model in its “backyard,” the one that conforms to the global neoliberal order, even as that order is being called into question by those who have the most to lose from its perpetuation. -
The End of Chavismo? Why Venezuela’s Ruling Party Lost Big, and What Comes Next
December 10, 2015 ... “This country is in bad shape. It might not be a dictatorship, but it seems like one. We have a lot of ... -
Venezuela’s Continuous Coup
March 4, 2015 Alfredo Lopez reflects on Hugo Chavez’s legacy and outlines the forces at play that make the threat of a coup ever present, as long as Venezuelans continue to defend their autonomy.