Nicolas Maduro

Protest in Venezuela

The pro-Maduro left’s blind spots: Against the ‘nuancing’ of Venezuela’s disaster

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.
Maduro raising fist

‘Neoliberal and authoritarian’? A simplistic analysis of the Maduro government that leaves much unsaid

Steve Ellner — Gabriel Hetland’s article “Capitalism and authoritarianism in Maduro’s Venezuela” presents a one-sided and decontextualised view of Venezuela under Maduro. 
President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 25, 2019.

Capitalism and authoritarianism in Maduro’s Venezuela

Gabriel Hetland — Maduro’s authoritarianism has garnered significant attention, but there has been less notice of the transformation in Maduro’s class base.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (right) greets the special envoy of US President Donald Trump, Richard Grenell, in Caracas.

Trump’s policy toward Latin America: Even anti-Communist zealots in Miami don’t like it

Steve Ellner — During his first term, Trump exerted a “maximum pressure” campaign against perceived US adversaries in Latin America. But how committed is Trump to fighting Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua? Today, it is anyone’s guess.
An opponent of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government steps on an election campaign poster with the image of Maduro during a protest at the Petare neighborhood in Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election.

‘Maduro has done tremendous damage to the left’: An interview with Atenea Jiménez (Alliance for Sovereignty and Democracy, Venezuela)

Atenea Jiménez explains the origins and objectives of the Alliance for Sovereignty and Democracy, how the new Donald Trump presidency might impact Venezuelan politics and the need for solidarity with Venezuela’s left.
Coordinadora Nacional Autónomo Independiente De Trabajadores

Venezuela: Maduro’s inauguration ushers in new cycle of class struggle (plus Constitutional reform: ‘New economy’, same objectives)

Two articles by members of the National Independent Autonomous Workers’ Coordinating Committee discuss the implications of Maduro’s inauguration after the disputed July 28 presidential elections and the dangers of his proposed constitutional reforms.
Comunes

Comunes: Keys to understanding what is happening in Venezuela (plus statement: ‘A de facto government is born, let’s organise the rebellion’)

Comunes — With Chávez, we were moving in a revolutionary and popular direction. But in the past 10 years, the Bolivarian Revolution has lost protagonism and is no longer expressed in government policies. The results are in plain sight.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro waves his nation’s flag at Miraflores Palace during his third-term inauguration in Caracas.

The Venezuelan working class under Maduro (2013-24): Part IV — The 2024 presidential elections and Madurismo’s authoritarian turn

Luís Bonilla-Molina — The July 28 presidential election marked the start of a new phase within Madurismo, one of deepening authoritarianism in order to stabilise its pro-capitalist regime.
Maduro with PDVSA workers

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.
María Alejandra Díaz

María Alejandra Díaz (Popular Democratic Front): ‘Institutional avenues for resolving Venezuela’s political crisis are being dangerously closed off’

María Alejandra Díaz — Caught between two warring parties intent on continuing head-on towards a collision, we must insist on doing politics and defending transparency, popular sovereignty and the Constitution.
PCV Neirlay Andrade

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.’
poverty in Venezuela

Imperialist sanctions, crony capitalism and Venezuela’s Long Depression: An interview with Malfred Gerig

Malfred Gerig situates the impact of United States’ sanctions on Venezuela and the rise of Venezuela’s crony capitalism within the context of the nation’s “Long Depression”.

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