latin america

John Brown & Atenea Jiménez — Under an increasingly authoritarian government, Venezuela’s Chavista project faces stark challenges and dilemmas. 

Yoletty Bracho and Manuel Sutherland discuss Venezuela’s situation almost a year after Maduro’s “re-election”.

Steve Ellner — Failure to contextualise errors and transcend binaries when it comes the Maduro government leads to underestimating the US sanctions and undermines solidarity.

Andrés Camacho Morales reflects on Colombia’s decarbonization plans, the progress made thus far, and the core obstacles these efforts have faced.

José Cambra & Luís Bonilla-Molina — A small country is showing the world it is possible to confront the interests of financial capital and vulture funds in the 21st century.

Pedro Fuentes — Panama is the sharpest point of class struggle on the continent and will be crucial for determining the battle between Latin America and Trump’s imperialist policy.

Emiliano Teran Mantovani argues Steve Ellner’s defence of Venezuela’s Maduro government reflects a tendency on the left to defend decaying regimes rather than chart out alternative paths rooted in popular struggles.

Gilberto Araujo shares his perspective on the political moment and priorities for the coming period.

Steve Ellner — Gabriel Hetland’s article “Capitalism and authoritarianism in Maduro’s Venezuela” presents a one-sided and decontextualised view of Venezuela under Maduro. 

Franklin Ramírez Gallegos — Noboa’s victory gives him a free hand to extend the tripartite program he has been developing since he took office in 2023: neoliberal austerity, extractive accumulation and an ‘internal war’ against drug trafficking.

Mark Johnson — Federal Deputy Glauber Braga, a prominent member of Brazil’s leftist party PSOL, is facing an unprecedented political attack.

Steve Ellner — Thanks to his stances on issues ranging from deportations to trade policy, Trump is undermining US influence across Latin America, increasing political polarization, and strengthening the hand of progressive forces.