Z Needs Your Help!
His tacit and not so tacit alliance with the racists served to demonstrate that he would do the impossible to stand up to the Mexicans and the Chinese, and above all the multinationals that invest in those nations
Steve Ellner
Steve Ellner is an Associate Managing Editor of Latin American Perspectives and Professor Emeritus from Universidad Oriente, Puerto La Cruz in Venezuela. His latest books include his edited Latin American Extractivism: Dependency, Resource Nationalism and Resistance in Broad Perspective (2021) and his co-edited Latin American Social Movements and Progressive Governments: Creative Tensions Between Resistance and Convergence (2022).
Venezuela is a pioneer in attempting to construct socialism by democratic means in the context of sharp polarization and sharp conflict over such an extended period of time
interview on the country’s current economic crisis, the recall referendum, and the future of the Bolivarian process
The foreign media reporting on the September 1 events has (true to form) conjured up the image of government repression and restriction on freedom of expression
The image of Venezuela as an oppressive failed state is really very far from what’s happening on the ground
Why critics of Chavismo are wrong to suggest that socialism is to blame for corruption in Venezuela
The Bolivarian Revolution hasn’t been perfect, but it’s improved the lives of millions in the face of violent opposition
Steve Ellner is a well-known analyst of Venezuelan and Latin American politics and is a retired professor at the Universidad de Oriente.…
Chavismo On The Horns Of A Dilemma
It’s a point of honour for Venezuela’s government that despite the sharp plunge in oil prices and acute shortages of goods, President Nicolás Maduro has ruled out austerity measures