Former president Hugo Chavez viewed the communes as the fundamental building blocks of a new communal state based on self-management and participatory democracy

Demonised by the international media and targeted by the opposition, the colectivos have become a symbol of scorn for President Nicolas Maduro’s opponents

For many, it is impossible to understand how, despite presiding over the country’s worst economic crisis and facing such intense international and…

The refusal of Maduro’s opponents to acknowledge Chavismo’s existence goes a long way to explaining why, despite Venezuela’s profound crisis, Maduro remains in the presidential palace

Why are governments of countries like Australia and the media refusing to speak to people living in Venezuela to find out what is really going on?

Interview on the victory of fascist candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential elections, and what it means for the coming period

What Maduro’s opponents seek is a scenario where they can eliminate all traces of the Bolivarian Revolution

Big Challenges Remain

What’s at stake is not simply the Maduro government, but the very existence of one of the most important left political forces in the world today

Achieving basic levels of connections and unity is vital for guaranteeing the continuity of the revolutionary process