Debating Venezuela

Luís Bonilla-Molina — The question everyone has asked is: could the January 3 imperialist attack on Venezuela spark a revolutionary response? Subsequent events have shattered that illusion.

Anderson Bean — Trump’s attack on Venezuela should be understood as a stab at “hegemonic crisis management.”

Reihana Mohideen — An understanding of the economic crisis in Venezuela is important to countering US imperialism's naked aggression.

Venezuelan socialist Gonzalo Gómez from Marea Socialista looks at Venezuelan politics and U.S.–Latin America relations.

Yoletty Bracho and Franck Gaudichaud analyse Trump’s imperialist escalation in the Caribbean and its implications for the Venezuelan people.

Luís Bonilla-Molina — María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize has sparked an unusual debate on social media. Understanding its implications requires a structural analysis to comprehend the political operation behind it.

Edgardo Lander reflects on the deepening repression in Venezuela, the criminalization of dissent, and the stakes for academic freedom, democracy, and international solidarity.

TatuyTV — We must never lose sight of the historic enemy, but neither must we forget the socialist horizon along the way.

Salvador De León looks at the situation facing Venezuelan workers and trade unions, the Nicolás Maduro government’s economic policies, and defending sovereignty from a working-class perspective.

Dante Espinoza takes a look at the available data on Venezuela’s economy and communes to see how well claims the Maduro government is progressive and anti-imperialist stack up.

Steve Ellner — The issue in debate is not Maduro’s mistaken policies but his demonisation, which undermines the task of opposing US sanctions on Venezuela.

Pedro Eusse outlines the Communist Party of Venezuela’s position on the Maduro government and responds to statements made by Steve Ellner about his party.