
Is Hugo Chávez to Blame for Venezuela’s Collapse?
The country's current economic and democratic crisis should not be used to erase Chávez's impressive accomplishments in working to build ...

Critique, Solidarity, and Movement Building: A Reply to Lucas Koerner
A response to a Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) article on NACLA coverage. ...

Understanding Bolivia’s Nightmare
Debate continues to swirl around the questions of what led up to Morales's resignation and what has happened since. ...

Venezuela and the Left
Venezuela is in crisis, and Trump's saber-rattling is making things worse. Our response should be guided by three principles: non-interventionism, ...

The Venezuelan Labyrinth
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will likely win Sunday's electionsnot due to fraud, but because of the opposition's call for a ...

Why is Venezuela Spiraling Out of Control?
Opposition violence and the government's increasing authoritarianism are both to blame ...

Around the Region: Chavismo in Crisis
To stay in office, the Venezuelan government must address its major weaknesses ...

The Truth about Hugo Chávez: An Open letter to Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders is wrong - Hugo Chávez was not a dictator ...

Press Doublespeak at the Summit of the Americas in Panama
Contrary to mainstream media portrayals, Latin America remains wary of the U.S. government despite recent progress on Cuba policy ...

Reading Tea Leaves in Venezuela: How to Interpret the Results of Sunday’s Regional Election
Regional elections do not usually attract international media headlines. But Sunday's gubernatorial race in Venezuela was not a typical regional ...

The End of the Chávez Era?
On December 8, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez announced that his cancer has returned. Unlike past announcements, this time around Chávez ...

Making Sense of Venezuela’s Referendum
Chávez holding Venezuela's 1999 constitution. (ABr, CC) How should the narrow defeat of the referendum to amend Venezuela's 1999 constitution ...