latin america
Trump’s war on China in Latin America
Steve Ellner — Trump’s threats against Panama, Canada and Greenland, albeit unachievable, lay the groundwork for a more “rational” strategy of targeting China and singling out real adversaries such as Cuba and Venezuela.
The Venezuelan working class under Maduro (2013-24): Part I — Introduction
Luís Bonilla-Molina — To understand the situation of the Venezuelan working class, it is important to analyse the Maduro government and Madurismo in three phases.
Venezuelan Communist Neirlay Andrade: ‘An authoritarian regime is never the better option’
Neirlay Andrade argues that the Maduro government’s refusal to publish election results means it ‘is crossing a line of no return and rapidly imposing a reactionary regime.’
Applying/misapplying Gramsci’s passive revolution to Latin America
Steve Ellner — A distinction needs to be made between critical support for the Pink Tide and the passive revolution analysis that gets translated into frontal opposition to those governments.
Venezuela: Opposing the blockade is our main task
Chris Slee — Activists in Venezuela have every right to criticise government policy. But for socialists in the imperialist countries, our priorities should be different.