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Venezuela Analysis

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:33:00 -0400
The Ongoing Struggle for the City: A Conversation with Rigel Sergent
A housing activist talks about Venezuela’s progressive legislation for tenants.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:41:00 -0400
Crisis & Critique: Venezuela and the New Latin American Left
With leftist leaders winning back power in Latin America, how will they handle the "Venezuela issue"? Ociel López breaks it down.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:39:00 -0400
Venezuela: Maduro Reactivates Opposition Talks, Confirms Meetings with US Officials
The Venezuelan president said the meeting with US officials was “cordial” and that the sides agreed “to work on an agenda moving forward.”

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:37:00 -0400
Venezuela: Government Raises Wages as Inflation Hits Eight-Year Low
Maduro pledged to continue recovering incomes, which remain far from covering living costs.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:23:00 -0400
US Officials Meet Maduro, Fail to Drive Wedge Between Venezuela and Russia
Washington is seeking to isolate Moscow from its allies in Latin America but Venezuela has maintained support for Russia.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 18:08:00 -0400
Venezuela: 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 -0400
US 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 -0400
Rural 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 -0400
Tales 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 -0400
Venezuela’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 -0400
Venezuela’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 -0400
Venezuela: 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 -0400
Venezuela 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 -0400
Argentina 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 -0400
The 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 -0400
Venezuela 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 -0400
Venezuela: 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 -0400
Report: 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 -0400
Seducing 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 -0400
Venezuela: 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 -0400
Venezuela: 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 -0400
Trinidad & 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 -0400
Constituent Power
Geo Maher interviews former commune minister and writer Reinaldo Iturriza. 

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:52:00 -0400
Two 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 -0400
Land 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 -0400
February 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 -0400
Los 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 -0400
US 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 -0400
Tales 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 -0400
Venezuelan Mayors, Deputies Arrested in Drug and Fuel Smuggling Crackdown
Operation “Iron Fist” has reportedly led to more than two dozen arrests across six states.



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