Venezuela after Chávez
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Attacks on Journalist Seth Harp Are Attacks on Free Speech
Seth Harp’s reporting on nonclassified information about the US’s attack on Venezuela has led to attacks from Congress on his — and everyone’s — basic First Amendment rights.
Gene Sharp, the Cold War Intellectual Whose Ideas Seduced the Left
Gene Sharp has been called the most important American political figure you’ve never heard of. How did a militant Cold Warrior come to wield so much influence in protest movements from Venezuela to the Middle East?
Invisible No More
Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution hasn’t established socialism. But it has brought the poor into public life.
Joe Biden Has Botched the Summit of the Americas
The United States is excluding Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from the forthcoming Summit of the Americas. Washington probably wasn’t expecting that much of Latin America, led by Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, would publicly push back in response.
The Fake Antiwar Right Goes to War
Venezuela is only the opening salvo in a blatantly imperial project aimed at crushing the Latin American left.
Iván Cepeda on the Risk of US Meddling in Colombia’s Election
Left-wing Colombian presidential candidate Iván Cepeda speaks to Jacobin about the accomplishments of Gustavo Petro, the US attack on Venezuela, and the Trump administration’s dangerous interventions across Latin America.
A History of Violence
What mainstream accounts of Venezuela’s “peaceful” opposition leave out.
The Fantasy World of US Empire
Apologists for US empire like Max Boot insist that American victory was possible in the Vietnam War. It wasn’t. But as long as the war machine needs justification for new interventions — today, in countries like Venezuela and Iran — writers like Boot will have an audience for their imperialist fantasies.
Why “Twenty-First-Century Socialism” Failed
The Bolivarian Revolution improved millions of lives, but it was never able to fundamentally challenge the logic of capital.
In Latin America, Economic Equality Is a Precondition for Democracy
A new comparative study of left-wing governments in Latin America shows that left governance can create strong local participatory democracy, even in hotbeds of opposition.
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.
Redeeming Chávez’s Dream
The Chavista bureaucracy is betraying Chávez's legacy. But the Bolivarian Revolution's movements can carry on the fight.
Moral Outrage in the Service of Empire
Human rights are worth defending. Human Rights Watch is not.
Which Way Out of the Venezuelan Crisis?
As Venezuelans go to the polls this Sunday, the country faces a choice between deepening revolution and an elite-enforced rollback.
Elizabeth Warren Can and Should Do Better on Foreign Policy
Elizabeth Warren is pushing things in a progressive direction on the domestic front. But she's far too wedded to US imperialism abroad.
On the Precipice
With the Trump threat looming and Raúl Castro possibly stepping down, the future of the Cuban Revolution is uncertain.
The “Epstein Class” Investigates Itself
The investment portfolio of the interim US Attorney for the Southern District of New York shows financial stakes in Epstein-associated financial institutions and Venezuelan oil interests. The Trump appointee stands to win big from his own investigations.
Unfinished Business
The Bolivarian Revolution went too far for capitalism but not far enough for socialism.
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.