Mexico to host talks between Venezuela’s government and opposition
The negotiation talks are crucial as they could provide for a gradual lifting of the US sanctions against Venezuela and its leaders
Gabriel García Márquez and magical internationalism
While García Márquez is internationally recognized for his literary work, little attention is paid to his lifelong dedication to revolutionary internationalism. Laura Capote explores this rich history and his career as a militant journalist
The Capitol raid and pandemic can help us empathize with Venezuelans
The people of Venezuela have been living under a stage of siege, and enduring attacks on their sovereignty under successive US administrations. These assaults intensified during the Trump era
Venezuelan women endure the “sanctions” with their bodies
Carmen Navas Reyes and Laura Franco respond to the article published in the New York Times which attempts to speak about the problems facing Venezuelan women without mentioning the economic and financial blockade imposed on the country
Political Council of ALBA-TCP demands an end to the US sanctions against Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua
The foreign ministers and other representatives of the member countries of the ALBA-TCP in unison condemned the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, and called to immediately lift criminal blockades on them
Chavismo back in Venezuela’s National Assembly, Guaidó further weakened
The swearing in of Venezuela’s National Assembly leaves self-proclaimed ‘interim president’ Juan Guaidó with less support
Venezuela’s new National Assembly takes office today
The inauguration of the new congress marks the end of the body’s submission to the US imperialism and the return of the revolutionary legacy of Simón Bolívar and Hugo Chávez
Erika Farías on strengthening the Bolivarian Revolution amid the blockade
Erika Farías, mayor of Caracas, Venezuela, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the challenges of sustaining the Bolivarian process amid the blockade and the efforts by the Venezuelan government to further build the revolution
ALBA-TCP member countries celebrate 16 years of regional integration
The ALBA-TCP was founded by Commanders Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez as a platform for social, political and economic integration of Latin American and Caribbean nations
Nicolás Maduro: Despite everything, we were able to carry out elections in peace
In a press conference with international media on Tuesday, Maduro highlighted the significance of the elections amid “a war never before seen”
Millions of Venezuelans are set to vote today in historic National Assembly elections
The election for the 277-member National Assembly is vital considering how sections of the legislature were in the forefront of coup attempts against the democratically elected government of Nicolás Maduro
Venezuela wins simply by holding an election
The upcoming legislative elections in Venezuela are going to be held in a context of great adversity are an important step in the democratic recuperation of the country’s institutions from the US-backed opposition
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