Shock Therapy or Sanctions
In today's election Venezuela's opposition offers only two paths: further strangling of the economy or dire shock therapy.
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From Russiagate to Gunboat Diplomacy
Russiagate hysteria is already being used to push Trump into an act of armed aggression against Venezuela. It's a disastrous result of a pointless delusion.
The Right Has Power in Latin America, but No Plan
Across Latin America, the Right has swept to power. But its achievements pale in comparison to the Pink Tide — and it has no compelling vision for how to address the region’s challenges.
Unfinished Business
The Bolivarian Revolution went too far for capitalism but not far enough for socialism.
Rebuilding the Bolivarian Revolution
The Right's recent success in Venezuela shows how vital it is to reclaim and democratize Hugo Chávez's project.
Slow Train Coming
Cuba has a new president. No one knows how he plans to change Cuba — but it’s clear he’s got his work cut out for him.
The Truth About Chávez
Bernie Sanders is wrong — Hugo Chávez was no dictator.
8 Points on Venezuela
The Trump administration's aggression toward Venezuela is grotesque, self-serving, and imperialistic. The US should stay out of Venezuela.
Trudeau’s Government Has Tried, and Failed, to Roll Back the Pink Tide
Justin Trudeau’s strategy in Latin America has been to attack the region’s progressive governments. He has failed miserably. Now, as left-wing governments mount successive wins across the region, Ottawa may find it played the wrong hand.
What Happened to the Pink Tide?
Latin America's "pink tide" governments challenge neoliberalism and US hegemony, but leave the basic structures of capitalism intact.
No Room for Debate
The situation in Venezuela is complicated. But we should all agree on one thing: the US has no business intervening.
The Spanish Right Wants to Create Another Venezuela
Ever since the PSOE and Unidas Podemos formed a governing coalition in January, Spain’s right-wing opposition has denied its democratic legitimacy. Calls for police mutiny and resistance against the COVID-19 lockdown show how the Spanish right is imitating its Latin American counterparts, seeking to create a climate of chaos that can bring down the government.
How Kowtowing to Trump Guided British Support for Juan Guaidó
Recognizing self-proclaimed Venezuelan president Juan Guaidó in 2019, Britain's Tory government claimed to be standing up for democracy. Recently published ministerial diaries reveal the cynicism of the real discussions behind the move — showing how ministers explicitly saw the crisis as an opportunity to curry favor with Donald Trump.
Moral Outrage in the Service of Empire
Human rights are worth defending. Human Rights Watch is not.
US Sanctions Are Brutal and Inhumane. And They Don’t Work.
Sanctions are a form of collective punishment. Their costs are overwhelmingly borne by innocent people rather than governments. And they are just another form of war, not an alternative to it. The US’s many sanctions across the world need to end.
AOC: “What Latin America Wants Is Sovereignty”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke with Jacobin following her recent trip to Latin America and on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the coup in Chile. She discussed the crimes of US intervention and the struggles for justice and democracy across the Americas.
Good Riddance, Juan Guaidó
Juan Guaidó was supposed to be the appealing, human face of US-backed regime change in Venezuela. His ouster as “interim president” this week is another signal that those efforts have failed.
OPEC Was First Formed as a Challenge to Western Energy Dominance
As oil became a key energy source in the 20th century, Western companies backed by the US and UK monopolized production in the Global South. But in the age of decolonization, newly independent nations fought for a different global energy order.
Power to Which People?
Progressives should be less concerned about how people are protesting and more concerned about who is mobilizing and what they’re fighting for.
The South Is Our North
TeleSUR’s trajectory reminds us that the task of criticizing the Left cannot be abandoned to the Right.