Venezuela Analysis
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:17:00 -0400Year One in the Fight Against Covid-19: A Conversation with Elisabeth Daza and Jose Mireles (Part I)
Frontline health workers reflect on the first year of the pandemic in Venezuela.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:25:00 -0400Venezuela Blasts Vaccine Inequality, IMF for Denying Covid-19 Funds
Venezuela asked Portugal to release frozen resources and criticized the IMF for denying access to emergency Covid-19 funds.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:55:00 -0400Venezuela Secures Deal with UN’s World Food Programme to Supply Food to 1.5 Million Children
The deal was welcomed by a wide array of political actors, including opposition leader Juan Guaidó and US officials.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:06:00 -0400Tales of Resistance: Five Lessons from Covid-19
After some harrowing experiences with Covid-19, Jessica Dos Santos shares her reflections.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:34:00 -0400Colombia and Venezuela: Beyond the Border
Analyst Víctor de Currea-Lugo argues that the Caracas line that imperialist forces are behind recent border conflicts may be “political infantilism.”
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:33:00 -0400El Nacional Newspaper to Pay Diosdado Cabello $13.6m Libel Damages
The Supreme Court ruled that the opposition newspaper landed unsubstantiated accusations that the socialist deputy was linked to drug cartels.
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 00:43:00 -0400Venezuelan Legislature Approves National Communal Parliament Law
Grassroots organizations will now debate the legislation and suggest changes to the text.
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:39:00 -0400The Working Class in Its Labyrinth: A Conversation with Eduardo Sánchez
A union organizer talks about the challenges facing the Venezuelan working class today.
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:09:00 -0400Oil Output Remains Steady as PDVSA Eyes Fuel Production Boost
PDVSA is reportedly prioritizing diluent and light crude for its recovering fuel refineries.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:18:00 -0400Venezuela Accuses Guaidó of $53 Million of Public Fund ‘Theft’
Leaked audio revealed opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s efforts to secure millions worth of Venezuelan assets held by Washington in order to fund his regime-change activities.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:11:00 -0400Venezuela’s Law of Communal Cities: Communization of the Struggle to Confront Imperialism and Capitalism
One of Venezuela's largest grassroots organizations presents its position regarding the controversial legislation going through the National Assembly.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:53:00 -0400An Unannounced Rupture in Venezuelan Politics
Chris Gilbert argues that a silent event took place in the Bolivarian process some five years ago, signaling the end of an experimental form of politics in which the masses figured as subjects.
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:06:00 -0400Venezuela Reports Release of Blocked Funds for COVAX Vaccines
According to Maduro, the funds to purchase 11.3 million doses were liberated by US authorities.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:42:00 -0400Crisis, Sanctions & Environment: A Conversation with Liliana Buitrago & Emiliano Terán (Part II)
Researchers from the Political Ecology Observatory talk about the environmental devastation caused by the mining and oil industries in today’s Venezuela.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:01:00 -0400Venezuelan Inflation Decreases as IMF Predicts 10 Percent Economic Contraction
Credit Suisse contradicted the IMF with a four percent GDP growth forecast for Venezuela in 2021.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:19:00 -0400Venezuela Rolls Out Economic Support to Keep Workers Home as COVID-19 Infections Spread
The measures include a ban on evictions, a special “stay at home” benefit for two million private-sector workers, and a one-time benefit for 15 million people.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:57:00 -0400The Capitol Raid and Pandemic Can Help Us Empathize with Venezuelans
CODEPINK's Leonardo Flores compares the headline-grabbing recent assault on Washington's Capitol with the constant attacks against Venezuela's democratic system.
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:18:00 -0400Venezuela Appeals to UN for Landmine Clearance as Colombian Border Clashes Ease
Caracas has also created a special military zone and brigade to deal with the situation in Apure state, where 17 people have died.
Fri, 02 Apr 2021 00:45:00 -0400Crisis, Sanctions & Environment: A Conversation with Liliana Buitrago & Emiliano Terán (Part I)
Researchers from the Venezuelan Political Ecology Observatory explain the grave consequences of the country’s growing mining industry.
Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:02:00 -0400Venezuela and Russia Ramp up Economic Ties with 10-Year Plan
The two nations signed treaties to boost the Venezuelan transportation system, oil industry security and access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:27:00 -0400Maduro Proposes Vaccines-for-Oil Deal as Covid-19 Cases Reach Six-month High in Venezuela
Washington’s sanctions and freezing of Venezuelan assets abroad have hampered the country’s coronavirus response.
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:16:00 -0400Should Guaidó be Arrested?
Venezuelan analyst Alberto Aranguibel asks if the moment is right for the opposition frontman to face justice.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:01:00 -0400Venezuela Points Finger at US for Continued Skirmishes on Colombian Border
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López claims that the CIA is behind the fighting, which has left two Venezuelan soldiers dead and several injured.
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 00:18:00 -0400Venezuelan Oil and Natural Gas Production Cut Down After Pipeline Explosion
Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami denounced a terrorist attack against the gas pipeline in eastern Venezuela.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:38:00 -0400Who’s Afraid of Hugo Chávez? Race, Empire, and Chavismo’s Revolutionary Subjectivity
Lucas Koerner examines the US Empire's fixation with Chavismo.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:42:00 -0400Venezuela Welcomes UN Resolution Calling to Eliminate Sanctions
Calls for sanctions relief are also gaining steam in Washington DC.
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:46:00 -0400Two Venezuelan Soldiers Killed in Operation Along Border with Colombia
The border clash came as politicians from both countries leveled accusations of support for armed groups.
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:39:00 -0400Crisis & Critique: Trump, Biden and the Venezuelan Diesel Shortages 'Hot Potato'
VA columnist Ociel López looks at the “hot potato” of Venezuela’s diesel shortages left by the outgoing Trump administration.
Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:38:00 -0400Venezuela Returns to National Lockdown as Vaccine Deal Brokered
A ground-breaking agreement between the government and Guaidó-led opposition will allegedly allow the purchase of 12 million additional doses.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:28:00 -0400Tales of Resistance: Celebrating Small Victories
VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos writes about the need to celebrate "small victories" in times of crisis.