Venezuela Analysis
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 18:08:00 -0400Venezuela: Communard Union Holds Founding Congress, Elects Leadership
The growing grassroots network vows to expand popular power and move forward in the construction of socialism.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:34:00 -0400US Judge Approves Venezuela’s CITGO Auction Process
Any sale of CITGO shares is still pending authorization from the Biden administration.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0400Rural Women and the Future of Campesino Life in Venezuela: A Conversation with Emma Ortega
A long-time rural activist talks about the ongoing struggle to protect Venezuela’s small producers.
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:55:00 -0400Tales of Resistance: In Which Republic Were We Better Off?
VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos argues that claims that the country's situation was better before Chávez are not accurate.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:02:00 -0400Venezuela’s Maduro Calls for Dialogue in Ukraine Crisis, Rejects NATO ‘Mockery’ of Minsk Accords
Venezuelan National Assembly Representative Oliver Rivas argued that the US, EU, and NATO response marked a “turning point” in an emerging multipolar world.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:31:00 -0400Venezuela’s Oil Industry: Challenges and Illusions
Venezuelan collective Tatuy TV examines the roots of the Venezuelan oil crisis and future prospects for recovery in the industry.
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:04:00 -0400Venezuela: Popular Movements Protest Against Criminalization, Housing Evictions
Activists denounced growing efforts to unlawfully evict families in order to drive up rents.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:14:00 -0400Venezuela and Iran Deepen Hydrocarbon Alliance, Blast US Sanctions
In a high-level meeting, Iran’s oil minister committed to ramping up assistance for renovation projects in Venezuela’s oil industry.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:14:00 -0400Argentina Pledges to Investigate Macri-Trump Venezuelan Invasion Plot
Argentinian military exercises suggest that former US President Donald Trump was more willing to consider a military intervention than previously believed.
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:44:00 -0400The Future of Venezuela’s Oil Industry: A Conversation with Carlos Mendoza Potellá
An oil expert talks about the situation of the industry under the oil embargo.
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:26:00 -0400Venezuela and Russia Deepen Cooperation After High-Level Meetings
President Nicolás Maduro pledged the Caribbean nation’s “full support” for Russia against NATO threats.
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:48:00 -0400Venezuela: Alex Saab Trial Set as Lawyers Deny Cooperation with US Agencies
Saab’s defense claimed the disclosure of meetings with US law enforcement officials proves the “weakness” of the charges against him.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:25:00 -0400Report: Argentine Army Planned for an Invasion of Venezuela in 2019
Argentine blog "El Cohete a la Luna" disclosed documents of military drills for an eventual Argentinian role in a multinational military operation against Venezuela.
Sun, 13 Feb 2022 12:00:00 -0400Seducing People with the Communal Model: A Conversation with Robert Longa
A key spokesperson of the Alexis Vive Patriotic Force talks about the challenges of building an urban commune.
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 20:27:00 -0400Venezuela: Storage Bottleneck Causes Setback in Oil Output and Exports
Caracas is reportedly in talks with bondholders to restructure its debt while Chevron is allegedly lobbying Washington for a sanctions waiver.
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:15:00 -0400Venezuela: Gang Leader ‘Koki’ Killed in Police Operation
The heavy deployment in Aragua state came months after a similar one in the Cota 905 barrio in Caracas.
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:19:00 -0400Trinidad & Tobago Coast Guard Kills Venezuelan Child, Maduro Gov’t Demands Answers
Caracas rejected the fatal shooting against a boat with Venezuelan migrants, urging Trinidadian authorities to open a probe.
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:01:00 -0400Constituent Power
Geo Maher interviews former commune minister and writer Reinaldo Iturriza.
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:52:00 -0400Two Venezuelan Officers Sentenced to 30-years Over In-Custody Death
Attorney General Tarek William Saab said that the conviction and sentencing demonstrated Venezuela’s commitment to human rights.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:37:00 -0400Land Reform in Venezuela Today: A Conversation with Juan Carlos Loyo (Part II)
Chávez’s agriculture minister talks about the problems that rural Venezuela faces in our time.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:59:00 -0400February 4’s Revolutionary Seeds in Venezuela
Hugo Chávez broke into Venezuela's political scene 30 years ago at the head of a civilian-military rebellion. We take a look at the roots of the Bolivarian Revolution.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:45:00 -0400Los Tramojos: Venezuelan Campesinos Rescue Land After Years-Long Struggle
The symbolic estate headlined 320 land titles handed by the Venezuelan government to campesinos “to strengthen food production”.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:36:00 -0400US Begins Expelling Venezuelan Migrants to Colombia
US efforts to turn away Venezuelans stands in contrast to US regime-change policy toward Caracas, considered one of the major forces driving migration.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:50:00 -0400Tales of Resistance: ‘Don’t Eat in Front of the Poor’
In her latest column, Jessica Dos Santos sets her sights on careless ostentation amidst economic inequality.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:02:00 -0400Venezuelan Mayors, Deputies Arrested in Drug and Fuel Smuggling Crackdown
Operation “Iron Fist” has reportedly led to more than two dozen arrests across six states.
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:07:00 -0400Radical Land Reform in Venezuela: A Conversation with Juan Carlos Loyo (Part I)
Chávez’s agriculture minister talks about the revolutionary changes in land tenure that took place under the former president.
Thu, 27 Jan 2022 20:02:00 -0400Venezuela: Opposition Fails to Collect Signatures for Presidential Recall Vote
The electoral authority has declared the request for a recall referendum against President Maduro “inadmissible” after a 1.01 percent turnout.
Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:47:00 -0400Venezuela: UN Must Avoid ‘Political Instrumentalization’ of Human Rights
Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez warned that there was a “hidden agenda” aimed at justifying an intervention in the South American country.
Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:17:00 -0400Crisis & Critique: From Barinas to the 2024 Presidential Elections
VA columnist Ociel López looks at some of the consequences of the opposition victory in the Chavista stronghold earlier this month.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:24:00 -0400Venezuelan Government, Lawmakers Renew Calls for Guaidó’s Arrest
The opposition politician rejected the accusations, called for street protests, and blasted efforts to “kill off” the recall referendum.