"The Founding Congress of the Communard Union was a space where not only the validity of the socialist horizon was reclaimed, but also the need to 'return to Chávez,' in the sense that an important part of the leadership has moved away from his ideology and praxis. More notably, it was a space in which the constant references to socialism were not just for appearances, but quite the opposite: it was about reaffirming a clear position in favor of the construction of socialism from within the territory, from the communal, from popular self-government and by strengthening social property."
In the first delivery of his new column, Reinaldo Iturriza takes stock of the recent Communard Union congress.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/politics-commons/15480
In the first delivery of his new column, Reinaldo Iturriza takes stock of the recent Communard Union congress.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/politics-commons/15480
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Politics of the Commons: The Early Victories of the Communard Union
In the first delivery of his new column, Reinaldo Iturriza takes stock of the recent Communard Union congress.
The Venezuelan government ruled out direct talks with self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaidó after National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez revealed links between the US-backed opposition figure and alleged narco trafficking kingpin Biaggio Benito Garófalo Forte.
“We are not going to meet with Juan Guaidó. We do not meet with drug traffickers. We put drug traffickers in jail,” Rodríguez told reporters Friday.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15486
“We are not going to meet with Juan Guaidó. We do not meet with drug traffickers. We put drug traffickers in jail,” Rodríguez told reporters Friday.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15486
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Venezuelan Government Rules Out Talks with Guaidó Over Links to
Guaidó has been previously tied to organized crime, having crossed into Colombia with the help of paramilitary outfit Los Rastrojos.
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"It might be that the yankee blockade will not ultimately succeed in overthrowing the government. But if along the way we surrender to the market’s whims and go back to believing that only the private sector can do things properly, is that not a defeat?"
In this delivery of "Tales of Resistance," Jessica Dos Santos talks about privatization creeping into the economy and popular consciousness.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/tales-resistance/15482
In this delivery of "Tales of Resistance," Jessica Dos Santos talks about privatization creeping into the economy and popular consciousness.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/tales-resistance/15482
Venezuelanalysis.com
Tales of Resistance: The (Un)Desired Privatization
In this delivery of "Tales of Resistance," Jessica Dos Santos talks about privatization creeping into the economy and popular consciousness.
Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated that 2021 became a “turning point” for the Venezuelan economy despite crushing US sanctions. “Our revenues reached $1.7 billion in 2022 compared to just $743 million in 2020, while oil production has continued to grow.”
On Tuesday, Rodríguez highlighted the gradual strengthening of Venezuela’s digital bolívar (BsD) which raised its value by 6 percent since July 2021, following measures to stabilize the exchange rate between the national currency and the US dollar.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15487
On Tuesday, Rodríguez highlighted the gradual strengthening of Venezuela’s digital bolívar (BsD) which raised its value by 6 percent since July 2021, following measures to stabilize the exchange rate between the national currency and the US dollar.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15487
Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuelan Vice President: National Currency Strengthens amid
Recent economic policies have managed to bring currency devaluation and inflation under control following years of US sanctions.
Now that Russia’s moves in Eastern Europe have re-ignited the ‘Great Game’ of a previous era, Venezuela, Cuba and others, though thousands of miles away, are finding themselves at the heart of the budding new Great Game.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15488
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15488
Venezuelanalysis.com
New Great Game: Can Venezuela Negotiate an End to Deadly US Sanctions?
Now that Russia’s moves in Eastern Europe have re-ignited the ‘Great Game’ of a previous era, Venezuela, Cuba and others, though thousands of miles away, are finding themselves at the heart of the
Our latest infographic examines four integration mechanisms that re-activate Simón Bolívar's dream of a united Latin American and Caribbean region to counter US hegemony.
View the complete interactive infographic here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/images/15485
View the complete interactive infographic here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/images/15485
Spanish judicial authorities suspended the extradition of Venezuela’s former intelligence chief Hugo “El Pollo” Carvajal to the United States (US), where he faces drug trafficking charges.
In a statement, Spain’s National Court said it had agreed to once again suspend Carvajal’s extradition pending the outcome of his appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
In March 2020, the US Justice Department indicted Carvajal of conspiring to "flood the United States with cocaine.”
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15489
In a statement, Spain’s National Court said it had agreed to once again suspend Carvajal’s extradition pending the outcome of his appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
In March 2020, the US Justice Department indicted Carvajal of conspiring to "flood the United States with cocaine.”
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15489
Venezuelanalysis.com
Extradition of Venezuelan Ex Intelligence Head to US Once Again
Hugo Carvajal, who broke with the Venezuelan government and pledged his support for Juan Guiadó, has utilized various judicial maneuvers to avoid extradition.
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The Venezuelan Communist Party (PCV) denounced the killing of a second member of the political organization in the southern border state of Apure.
“Less than three months after the murder of communist militant and popular communicator José Urbina in Apure, our comrade and PCV social leader Juan de Dios Hernández has been kidnapped and murdered,” stated the party’s secretary-general Óscar Figuera on Tuesday via Twitter.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15492
“Less than three months after the murder of communist militant and popular communicator José Urbina in Apure, our comrade and PCV social leader Juan de Dios Hernández has been kidnapped and murdered,” stated the party’s secretary-general Óscar Figuera on Tuesday via Twitter.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15492
Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuelan Communist Party Demands Justice for Two Members Killed in
Communist leaders have denounced that political activists are targets of constant threats and harassment on the Colombia-Venezuela border.
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In a March 24 ruling, a three-person tribunal from the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ordered Caracas to pay US $1.6 billion to Agroinsumos Ibero-Americanos SL, Inica Latinoamericana SL, Proyefa Internacional SL and Verica Atlántica SL for the 2010 takeover of their assets in the Caribbean nation.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15493
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15493
Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela Sentenced to Pay 1.6 Billion Dollar Award to Agribusiness
Seed and fertilizer supplier Agroisleña was nationalized by the Hugo Chávez government in 2010.
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President Nicolás Maduro held a press conference with ICC prosecutor Karim Khan following the British lawyer's second visit to the country.
They announced the ICC will soon open a "technical assistance office" in Caracas to ramp up cooperation. https://t.co/zWbG54Kz6K
They announced the ICC will soon open a "technical assistance office" in Caracas to ramp up cooperation. https://t.co/zWbG54Kz6K
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President Nicolás Maduro held a press conference with ICC prosecutor Karim Khan following the British lawyer's second visit to the country. They announced the ICC will soon open a "technical assistance office" in Caracas to ramp up cooperation.
"The collapse of the existing economic order and its replacement by a plethora of regional, local and bilateral arrangements is not something that one should regret. The existing order is loaded against the working people of the Third World; and it is clearly discriminatory between the North and the South."
In this interview for Venezuelanalysis, distinguished Marxist economist Prabhat Patnaik talks about the sometimes unanticipated effects of sanctions on Venezuela and other countries.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15494
In this interview for Venezuelanalysis, distinguished Marxist economist Prabhat Patnaik talks about the sometimes unanticipated effects of sanctions on Venezuela and other countries.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15494
Venezuelanalysis.com
Sanctions and the World Economic Order: A Conversation with Prabhat
A distinguished Marxist economist reflects on the impact of imperialist blockade mechanisms.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro welcomed the opening of an International Criminal Court (ICC) office in Caracas after a three-day visit by prosecutor Karim Khan.
Khan’s visit to the Caribbean country is the second since he announced his decision to open a full-scale investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Venezuela. During his visit in November, the government of Venezuela and Khan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate cooperation.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15495
Khan’s visit to the Caribbean country is the second since he announced his decision to open a full-scale investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Venezuela. During his visit in November, the government of Venezuela and Khan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate cooperation.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15495
Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela to ‘Deepen Cooperation’ with ICC After Visit by Prosecutor
The ICC will open a "technical assistance office" in Caracas to ramp up joint work.
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Alexander Main, director of international policy at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC, writes a firsthand account of Venezuela's 2002 coup d'etat which ousted former President Hugo Chávez for less than 48 hours.
In this article, Main likewise explains the country's "two alternate realities," one manufactured by corporate media since the early years of Chavismo that continues to exist today.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15496
In this article, Main likewise explains the country's "two alternate realities," one manufactured by corporate media since the early years of Chavismo that continues to exist today.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15496
Venezuelanalysis.com
Navigating Alternate Realities
When political tensions run high and misinformation proliferates, there’s no better way to get a clear view than with your own eyes.
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The defense of Venezuelan government special envoy Alex Saab has begun a judicial battle before a US appeals court to have his diplomatic immunity recognized and secure an immediate release.
As part of the defense argument, lead attorney David Rivkin asserted that Saab’s case could set a “dangerous” precedent for international diplomacy. “This is essential. If the US violates the diplomatic immunity of ambassadors and special envoys from other countries, I guarantee that someone will do the same to American diplomats,” he stated.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15497
As part of the defense argument, lead attorney David Rivkin asserted that Saab’s case could set a “dangerous” precedent for international diplomacy. “This is essential. If the US violates the diplomatic immunity of ambassadors and special envoys from other countries, I guarantee that someone will do the same to American diplomats,” he stated.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15497
Venezuelanalysis.com
Alex Saab’s Lawyers Demand US Courts Uphold Diplomatic Immunity, Warn
Saab’s defense team submitted the official diplomatic papers issued in 2018 by the Maduro government, two years before his arrest.
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Eastern Venezuela is home to extensive petroleum extraction and processing operations which have their hub in the cities of Barcelona and Puerto la Cruz in Anzoátegui state. The Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Commune, one of the most advanced communes in the country, grew up in the shadow of this multibillion-dollar business in one of Barcelona's working-class neighborhoods. This is a rapidly-growing commune – remarkable because of its success in an urban context – which focuses on recycling and waste disposal to maintain itself. In Part I of this two-part series, Luisa Caceres’ communards explain the challenges of building a commune in a country besieged by US imperialism.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15498
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15498
Venezuelanalysis.com
Self-Government in Times of Blockade: Luisa Cáceres Commune (Part I)
Despite sanctions, a commune finds novel ways to survive through collecting and recycling waste in one of Venezuela’s coastal cities.
In a recent report, Credit Suisse upped its 2022 growth prediction from 4.5 to 20 percent. The Swiss investment bank stressed that the number “is not a typo,” arguing that the Venezuelan economy “hit rock bottom” in 2020.
“If we are accurate, these might end up being among the strongest growth prints globally for these years,” the report goes on to add. Credit Suisse likewise upped its 2023 GDP growth forecast from 3 to 8 percent.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15499
“If we are accurate, these might end up being among the strongest growth prints globally for these years,” the report goes on to add. Credit Suisse likewise upped its 2023 GDP growth forecast from 3 to 8 percent.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15499
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Venezuela: Inflation Lowest in Decade as Credit Suisse Forecasts 20 Percent Growth - Venezuelanalysis
Caracas, April 9, 2022 (venezuelanalysis.com) ‒ Venezuela has registered the lowest monthly inflation mark since 2012. The country’s Central Bank (BCV) reported that consumer prices rose by just 1.4 percent in March, less than half of February’s 2.9 percent.…
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On April 11, 2002, it looked like Hugo Chávez would join a list of figures like Salvador Allende and Jacobo Árbenz, and that Venezuela would be yet another country to fall victim to a US-backed coup. Riding a media propaganda frenzy and a false flag massacre, Venezuelan elites ousted Chávez from the presidential palace.
But this time it was different. As word got out, the Venezuelan people braved brutal repression and converged on Miraflores Palace to demand Chávez' return. Together with loyal military forces, they managed to overturn the coup and restore constitutional just two days later. Chávez was back, and the Revolution was here to stay.
In this infographic, we recap the main episodes of the failed coup.
Click here for more: https://bit.ly/3DZbi0b
But this time it was different. As word got out, the Venezuelan people braved brutal repression and converged on Miraflores Palace to demand Chávez' return. Together with loyal military forces, they managed to overturn the coup and restore constitutional just two days later. Chávez was back, and the Revolution was here to stay.
In this infographic, we recap the main episodes of the failed coup.
Click here for more: https://bit.ly/3DZbi0b
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