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Venezuela

2020

US Sanctions Venezuela Again to Prove Socialism Doesn't WorkShortly after Venezuelan opposition leader and self-declared president Juan Guaidó got a standing ovation at Trump's State of the Union address, United States officials promised more sanctions on Venezuela. Why?

The Real News Network

2020.02.10

On Juan Guaido’s Venezuela Status, Bernie Sanders Stands AloneTrump highlighted Guaido as the "anti-Bernie" at his State of the Union address last week.

Forbes

2020.02.09

The Ongoing Crisis in Venezuela: A Forum | Dissent MagazineThe reconstruction of the left can only begin with a forthright accounting of where governments that claim to be a part of the left have failed.

Dissent Magazine

Patrick Iber :: 2020.02.07

State, Bureaucracy, and Rentier Capital | Dissent MagazineVenezuela is undergoing a rentier-capitalist implosion, made worse by imperial intervention, violent domestic right-wing opposition, and the fusion of the interests of the state and capitalists within the Maduro regime.

Dissent Magazine

Jeffrey R. Webber :: 2020.02.07

The Limits of Chávez’s Communal State | Dissent MagazineVenezuela's communal network was supposed to deliver economic and political autonomy. But international commodity markets and the power of the state have undermined these goals.

Dissent Magazine

María Pilar García-Guadilla :: 2020.02.07

The Implosion of the Bolivarian Revolution | Dissent MagazineBecause anti-imperialist discourse in Latin America serves short-term political purposes, the latter-day defenders of Chavismo have little interest in studying the political dynamics and concrete geostrategic interests behind really existing empire.

Dissent Magazine

Pablo Stefanoni :: 2020.02.07

The Venezuelan Opposition’s Latest Harebrained SchemeThe Venezuelan opposition has repeatedly failed to depose Nicolás Maduro. So now they’re launching a last-ditch effort to get Donald Trump to intervene — by tying Maduro to Iran and Hezbollah.

Jacobin Magazine

2020.01.24

US citizen detained and interrogated by DHS agents about anti-war movement solidarity with VenezuelaA US citizen who participated in the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective was detained, searched and interrogated for the second time by US government agents about his political beliefs and participation in the anti-war movement. By Max

The Grayzone

Max Blumenthal :: 2020.01.24

Guaido Addresses Davos, Fails to Secure Meeting with TrumpThe Venezuelan opposition leader called for more international “pressure” on the Maduro government ahead of visits to France and Spain.

Venezuela Analysis

2020.01.23

How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in VenezuelaOn the anniversary of Guaido's self-proclamation, VA’s Lucas Koerner examines progressive “critiques” of the besieged Maduro government.

Venezuela Analysis

Lucas Koerner (FAIR) :: 2020.01.23

Brazil’s far-right government backed terror plot against Venezuela, top newspaper revealsBrazil's extreme Bolsonaro government backed an attack on Venezuela in a plot to overthrow its elected president. The shocking terror operation has received no coverage in mainstream US media. By Ben Norton Brazil's far-right government helped support

The Grayzone

Ben Norton :: 2020.01.17

Venezuela: Oil Output Stabilizes as Government Eyes Foreign InvestmentThe Maduro government is reportedly looking to offer greater advantages to private companies in joint oil ventures.

Venezuela Analysis

2020.01.15

Corporate Media's Venezuela Coverage Goes From Bad to WorseThe international corporate media enter crisis mode following the replacement of Juan Guaidó as head of Venezuela's National Assembly.

Truthdig

Lucas Koerner (FAIR) :: 2020.01.14

For Western Press, the Only Coup in Venezuela Is Against Guaidó International corporate media have entered crisis mode following Juan Guaidó's replacement as head of the country’s National Assembly.

FAIR

Lucas Koerner :: 2020.01.10

This might be the final episode of Juan Guaidó’s surreal Venezuela regime-change reality showThe farcical scene of Juan Guaido attempting to break into Venezuela's National Assembly as its members voted him out was just the latest chapter in an absurdly bungled coup attempt, and brings Trump's policy to

The Grayzone

2020.01.08

Argentina Deals Blow to Legitimacy of Venezuela’s U.S.-Backed OppositionIn Argentina, the leftist government of President Alberto Fernández has withdrawn credentials for the Venezuelan ambassador of U.S.-backed opposition figure Juan Guaidó — reversing the stance of former right-wing President Mauricio Macri. Elisa Trotta Gamus was recognized as the legitimate ambassador of Venezuela by Macri last year, as Guaidó self-appointed himself as president and attempted to overthrow elected Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In a two-sentence letter addressed to Trotta Gamus, the Fernández government notified it was “putting an end to your special mission in the Argentine Republic.”

Democracy Now!

2020.01.08

Venezuela: Guaido Installs Parallel Parliament After Washington Threatens More SanctionsThe Trump administration is reportedly mulling sanctions against opposition deputies who voted against Guaido.

Venezuela Analysis

2020.01.08

The US Approves Bill That May Legislate Hybrid Warfare on VenezuelaAnalyst Nino Pagliccia looks at a recent bill approved in Washington and what it means for regime-change efforts in Venezuela.

Venezuela Analysis

2020.01.08

Venezuelan Government and Opposition Fraction Announce Release of 14 ‘Political Prisoners’The National Roundtable for Peaceful Dialogue also offered its backing to the new National Assembly president, Luis Parra.

Venezuela Analysis

2020.01.06

Venezuela: Guaido Replaced as Parliament Head in Disputed VotePro-Guaido opposition lawmakers have rejected the vote, forming a parallel parliament with US and international right-wing support.

Venezuela Analysis

2020.01.05

2019

Venezuela: Social Program Meets Goal, Delivers 3 Million Homes<p>The new goal of the social housing program is to deliver at least 500,000 new dwellings in 2020.</p>

Telesur

2019.12.27

‘Sexy Tricks’: How Journalists Demonize Venezuela’s Socialist Government, in Their Own Words

Ron Paul Institute

2019.12.09

Venezuela: Guaido Embattled as Opposition Splits over New Corruption ScandalThe latest scandal has further called into doubt Guaido’s credibility as leader of the opposition.

Venezuela Analysis

2019.12.05

Red Cross Chief: Venezuela Aid Being Politicized to ‘Destabilize the Country’Francesco Rocca slammed the underfunding of aid programs as a problem of “political will.”

Venezuela Analysis

2019.12.04

TIAR Countries Blacklist Top Venezuelan Officials as US Slaps New SanctionsUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Venezuela of “hijacking” mass anti-neoliberal protests in “our own backyard.”

Venezuela Analysis

Lucas Koerner :: 2019.12.04

U.S. official: Venezuela paid China, Cuba, Russia billions amid crisisVenezuela has paid about $5 billion in oil to Cuba and China and made military purchases from Russia worth hundreds of millions of dollars this year amid its ongoing economic crisis, a U.S. Venezuela diplomat said.

UPI

2019.11.29

Media Wonder: Why Can’t Venezuela Be More Like Bolivia?Corporate media are wondering why Venezuela can’t have a coup like Bolivia did—which they won’t call a coup, of course.

FAIR

2019.11.26

The Collapse of VenezuelaThis collection examines the failed policies that drove Venezuela to disaster and the forces that have kept it in a state of emergency.

Foreign Affairs

Anthology Series | 2019.11.12

An Affective Picture of Chavismo (XI): The BourgeoisieIn the latest installment of his series, Reinaldo Iturriza looks at those who have become rich in the shadows of the Bolivarian Revolution.

Venezuela Analysis

2019.10.02

Following Grayzone exposé, top Venezuelan coup official Ricardo Hausmann is forced to resignAfter The Grayzone's Anya Parampil published an exposé of Guaidó appointee Ricardo Hausmann's opaque and hypocritical financial practices, he was forced to resign from the Inter-American Development Bank, in the latest blow to the failing

The Grayzone

Max Blumenthal :: 2019.09.27

Venezuela's Maduro Attempts a Separate Peace with Part of OppositionAs tensions increase between the Maduro government and the US-supported opposition, Maduro signed an agreement with smaller opposition parties against sanctions and in favor of deescalation.

The Real News Network

2019.09.22

What the US Sanctions Against Venezuela Have WroughtThe United States's sanctions against Venezuela continue to punish ordinary Venezuelans while deepening the country's political crisis. They need to end.

Jacobin Magazine

2019.09.22

Pushing Venezuela Into the Abyss | The American ConservativeThe Trump administration would rather push Venezuela into the abyss for the sake of their disastrous regime change policy than accept a negotiated compromise that might offer the country some relief.

The American Conservative

2019.08.06

U.S. Imposes Economic Embargo Against VenezuelaPresident Trump signed an executive order Monday imposing new sanctions against Venezuela and the government of President Nicolás Maduro, in what amounts to a near-total economic embargo. The latest move freezes the property and assets of the Venezuelan government as the country grapples with ongoing sanctions targeting its oil industry. The Wall Street Journal reports that the sanctions are on a par with those against North Korea, Iran, Syria and Cuba. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said in an interview that the country is “facing a transnational legal coup planned by the U.S. government.” Venezuela has been plunged into a political crisis following the attempted overthrow of Maduro by opposition leader Juan Guaidó in January. The ongoing unrest and U.S.-imposed sanctions have crippled the Venezuelan economy. According to the U.N., around a quarter of Venezuela’s population is in need of aid, and 3 million people have left the country since 2016. Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, is speaking today at a conference in Lima, Peru, where he will reiterate U.S. support for Guaidó. Special envoy to Venezuela Elliott Abrams and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross are also set to attend the meeting.

Democracy Now!

2019.08.06

Venezuela Denounces the 'Imperialist' Total Blockade by US<p>“Venezuela denounces, before the international community, a new Executive Order by the United States that intends to formalize the criminal economic, financial and commercial blockade against Venezuelans"</p>

Telesur

2019.08.06

The Venezuelan Refugee Crisis Is Not Just a Regional ProblemLatin American neighbors are pulling more than their weight.

Foreign Affairs

2019.07.26

De Zayas: UN Human Rights Council's Report on Venezuela is 'Unbalanced' (1/2)Former lawyer for the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Alfred de Zayas, says that High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet's report on human rights in Venezuela mostly ignores the severity and responsibility of US sanctions against Venezuela

The Real News Network

2019.07.14

UN Report on Venezuela Fails to Reflect the Causes and Severity of the Economic Crisis - Why? (2/2)Alfred de Zayas says the UN Human Rights Council's report on Venezuela left out essential aspects in its otherwise damning report on Venezuela because the council has increasingly fallen under the sway of the demands of the US government

The Real News Network

2019.07.14

Venezuelan Government Uses Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, and 'Death Squads' to Keep Order, U.N. FindsA new report from the U.N.'s High Commissioner for Human Rights finds a "shockingly high" number of politically motivated extrajudicial killings.

Reason Magazine

2019.07.05

Power and Paranoia in CaracasVenezuelans are ready for a truce—can the government and opposition deliver?

Foreign Affairs

2019.07.02

Lying by Omission Is Still LyingAnalyst Nino Pagliccia examines what is said and left unsaid in the Washington Post's coverage of Venezuela.

Venezuela Analysis

2019.06.26

Did Venezuelan coup leaders pocket $70 million from Citgo’s stolen US assets?Venezuela's government has claimed the Department of Justice will investigate Citgo's opposition-appointed board for the theft of $70 million. But the board is itself the product of a massive theft – that of the elected

The Grayzone

Anya Parampil :: 2019.06.19

Study Linking US Sanctions to Venezuelan Deaths Buried by Reuters for Over a MonthJoe Emersberger turns an eye on the biased coverage of the press.

Venezuela Analysis

2019.06.17

U.S. Department of State

Briefing with Special Representative for Venezuela Abrams

March 16, 2019

Addressing the question of Guaido's 30-day interim presidency and legitimacy under the Venezuelan constitution (10:35-13:27)

Venezuela Coup Leader’s Oil Plans Revealed: Guaidó Hopes to Privatize State-Controlled IndustryUS-appointed coup leader Juan Guaidó and his right-wing economic advisers drafted plans to privatize Venezuela's oil industry and open up the oil-rich country to foreign corporations, Reuters reported. By Ben Norton The international news agency Reuters has

The Grayzone

Ben Norton - 2019.03.14

Greenwald: White House Spread False Story About Venezuela Burning Aid Trucks to Win Support for WarAn investigation by The New York Times has found that several trucks carrying so-called humanitarian aid that were set ablaze during a showdown at the Colombia-Venezuela border last month were not caused by President Nicolás Maduro’s forces, as was widely reported at the time by the media and Trump administration officials. We speak with Glenn Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and one of the founding editors of The Intercept. His latest piece is “NYT’s Exposé on the Lies About Burning Aid Trucks in Venezuela Shows How U.S. Government and Media Spread Pro-War Propaganda.”

Democracy Now!

2019.03.11

NYT’s Exposé on the Lies About Burning Aid Trucks in Venezuela Shows How U.S. Government and Media Spread Pro-War PropagandaIndependent journalists skeptical of government claims proved these lies weeks ago, but the propagandistic U.S. media ignored them.

The Intercept

Glenn Greenwald - 2019.03.10

The “Permanent War State” Aims to Plunder Venezuela - Wilkerson and JayTrump promises “democracy and freedom” to Venezuela, delivered by Elliot Abrams who brought you illegal wars, coups, and support for dictatorships; and Mike Pompeo and VP Pence, both with deep ties to the Koch brothers who need Venezuelan heavy crude to feed their Texas refinery - Col. Larry Wilkerson joins TRNN’s Paul Jay

The Real News Network

2019.02.26

Empire Files: UN Rapporteur Alfred de Zayas on Effect of Sanctions

2019.02.22

Empire Files: Mike Prysner on John Oliver's Misrepresentation

2018.06.07

Empire Files: Abby Martin investigates media censorship claim

2017.08.13

Empire Files: Abby Martin investigates food shortages

2017.08.13

Moderate Rebels: ep. 33 (1/2) w/ Steve Ellner (2019.01.24)

Moderate Rebels: ep. 34 (2/2) w/ Steve Ellner (2019.01.24)

Moderate Rebels: ep. 35 w/ Prof. Eline Piva (2019.02.01)

Moderate Rebels: ep. 23 w/ Abby Martin (2018.08.30)

Intercepted Podcast: Donald Trump and the Yankee Plot to Overthrow the Venezuelan GovernmentAttorney Eva Golinger and journalists Allan Nairn and Roberto Lovato discuss the crisis in Venezuela.

The Intercept

2019.01.30

Internal US Gov’t Document Outlines Program of ‘Economic Warfare’ on VenezuelaAn internal government document reveals tactics of "economic warfare" and "financial weapons" the US is using against Venezuela in the name of "furthering capitalism." By Ben Norton Venezuela has suffered from an economic crisis in recent years,

The Grayzone

Ben Norton :: 2019.01.30

A Coup in Progress? Trump Moves to Oust Maduro & Install Pro-U.S. Leader in Oil-Rich VenezuelaThe Venezuelan government is accusing the United States of staging a coup, after President Trump announced that the U.S. would recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s new leader. Trump made the announcement shortly after Guaidó, the new head of Venezuela’s National Assembly, declared himself president during a large opposition protest. The European Union and the Lima Group have joined the U.S. in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaidó as president. Mexico is the one dissenting nation in the Lima Group to still recognize Maduro. We speak with Miguel Tinker Salas, professor at Pomona College, who says, “This is unprecedented not only in Venezuelan history, but in Latin America.” He is the author of “The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture, and Society in Venezuela” and “Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know.”

Democracy Now!

2019.01.24

Former U.N. Expert: The U.S. Is Violating International Law by Attempting a Coup in VenezuelaAs President Trump announces that the U.S. will recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s new leader and sitting President Nicolás Maduro breaks off relations with the United States, we speak with a former U.N. independent expert who says the U.S. is staging an illegal coup in the country. Alfred de Zayas, who visited Venezuela as a U.N. representative in 2017, says, “The mainstream media has been complicit in this attempted coup. … This reminds us of the run-up to the Iraq invasion of 2003.” We also speak with Miguel Tinker Salas, professor at Pomona College and author of “The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture, and Society in Venezuela” and “Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know.”

Democracy Now!

2019.01.24

Venezuela’s Struggle for Freedom | by María Corina MachadoTo commemorate its founding 25 years ago, PS is republishing a selection of commentaries written since 1994. In the following commentary, María Corina Machado lamented global leaders’ failure fully to grasp the dangers that Venezuela’s slide toward dictatorship posed for the region and the world.

Project Syndicate

2017.12.21

Venezuela’s Maduro Wins Reelection with 67.7% of Vote, Falcon Cries FraudAn international observer mission led by the Council of Electoral Experts of Latin America said Monday that the vote was clean.

Venezuela Analysis

Lucas Koerner :: 2018.05.21

Venezuela opposition asks U.N. not to send observers to May voteVenezuela's opposition alliance called on the United Nations on Monday not ...

Reuters

2018.03.13

A candidate has been killed as violence erupts in Venezuela voteDeadly violence erupted around a controversial vote held in Venezuela on Sunday, with a candidate to the assembly being elected shot dead in his home and troops firing weapons to clear protesters in Caracas.

PRI

Why Venezuela’s opposition has been unable to effectively challenge MaduroWhy was Venezuela’s opposition unable to capitalize on the government’s massive unpopularity and its proven ability to win elections? After struggling for years to forge a common strategy, it finally came together and learned how to win elections—only to have Maduro change the rules.

Brookings

2018.01.08

Miami Herald

Venezuela opposition parties to boycott constitutional assembly

2017.05.31

Venezuela: Class Narratives and the Politics of FearAt the end of January 2014, Leopoldo López and Maria Corina Machado, leaders of the radical Venezuelan right wing organized under the banner of L...

Society for Cultural Anthropology

Miguel Tinker Salas - 2015.02.05

Venezuela suspends programme that provides free heating oil to US poorProgramme that provides heating oil to hundreds of thousands halted as Chávez's government focuses on Venezuela's poor

The Guardian: 2009.01.06

Venezuela brings free heating oil to poor in NYVenezuela's president, Hugo Chavez may be a pariah in Washington, but on Fr...

Reuters: 2007.12.15

Chavez offers oil to Europe's poorVenezuelan President promises fuel to the needy and proclaims 'final days of the North American empire' before visit to Britain today.

The Guardian: 2006.05.14

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