1. America Likes Democracy, Except In Venezuela
   Chavez in the Crosshairs
   Resource Type: Article
   First Published: 2012
   Venezuelans can be sure that their vote counts. The government in Venezuela has done everything to increase voter registration and participation.
2. An Analysis of 12F
   Resource Type: Article
   First Published: 2014
   A discussion of the events, factors, and actors involved in the protests, deaths, injuries, and arrests in Caracas on Venezuela's annual 'Youth Day'.
3. The BBC's 'Bogeyman' Narrative on Hugo Chavez
   Resource Type: Article
   First Published: 2013
   The changes in Venezuela, and throughout Latin America, over the past decade: the development of peaceful, democratic alternatives to the policies of neoliberalism; standards of living improved for millions of people following a process that has had popular, democratic support, are at risk of being written off as simply the actions of another 'anti-American' 'bogeyman' due to the media's relentless negative treatment of the Venezuelan government.
4. Build It Now
   Socialism for the Twenty-First Century
   Resource Type: Book
   First Published: 2006
   Influenced by the dramatic proeesses unfolding in Venezuela, Lebowitz re-imagines a socialism for the twenty-first century that places workers and popular communities at the centre of the project.
5. Changing Venezuela By Taking Power
   The History and Policies of the Chavez Government
   Resource Type: Book
   First Published: 2007
   Explores the historical and socioeconomic roots of the Venezuelan initiatives of recent years, the conflicts they have engendered, the achievements and pitfalls, the animating ideals of a genuinely participatory society, and the prospects for realizing them.
6. Chávez and the Communal State
   On the Transition to Socialism in Venezuela
   Resource Type: Article
   First Published: 2015
   Bellamy Foster examines Chávez's El Golpe de Timón (“Strike at the Helm”) speech where he insists on the need for changes at the top in order to promote an immediate leap forward in the creation of what is referred to as “the communal state.”
7. The Chavez Legacy
   The Revolution Within the Revolution Will Continue
   Resource Type: Article
   First Published: 2013
   Chavez was a leader who, in unity with the people, was able to free Venezuela from the grips of US Empire, brought dignity to the poor and working class, and was central to a Latin American revolt against US domination.
8. Chávismo and Its Discontents
   International Left Intellectuals Respond to Venezuelan Government's Legislative Election Setback
   Resource Type: Article
   First Published: 2016
   Five hours after the polls had closed, the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced a landslide victory for the opposition in Venezuela's the National Assembly elections. The response of international left intellectuals has ranged from critical support to outright rejection of the socialist project in Venezuela. We argue for the importance of recognizing the overarching influence of US imperialism and for the acceptance of using the state as an instrument of popular power by the international solidarity movement.
9. The Class Conflict in Venezuela
   A Classic Struggle of Left v. Right
   Resource Type: Article
   First Published: 2014
   The current protests in Venezuela are reminiscent of another historical moment when street protests were used by right-wing politicians as a tactic to overthrow the elected government. It was December of 2002, and I was struck by the images on U.S. television of what was reported as a “general strike,” with shops closed and streets empty.
10. Connexions Library: South America Focus
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 2009
    Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on South America.
11. A Dangerous Neighbourhood
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2005
    Noam Chomsky explores the relationship between the USA and South America. He reveals that due to numerous anti-social policies, America is becoming increasingly isolated - even from Canada.
12. Death of an Activist in Venezuela: In Memory of Orlando Figueroa
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    Highlighting the death of a political activist in Venezuala by the utra-right, which uses brutality, murder and ecological destruction to pursue their goal of recuperating control over the oil producing nation.
13. The Deceptive Use of the Phrase "Peaceful Protests" in Venezuela
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    The Venezuelan opposition and much of the media use the term "peaceful protests" to distinguish gatherings of protesting students and other young people from the more violent actions.
14. The Dirty Hand of the National Endowment for Democracy in Venezuela
    Agents of Destabilization
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    Anti-government protests in Venezuela that seek regime change have been led by several individuals and organizations with close ties to the US government. The National Endowment for Democracy “NED” and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have channeled multi-million dollar funding to Lopez’s political parties Primero Justicia and Voluntad Popular, and Machado’s NGO Sumate and her electoral campaigns.
15. Embassy Row Online
    Resource Type: Website
    Contact names and numbers for all embassies to Canada and all Canadian embassies abroad.
16. The Face of Imperialism
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2011
    Parenti redefines empire and imperialism to connect the current crisis in America to its own bad behavior worldwide.
17. Fake News about Venezuela: A Simple Recipe
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    "Journalists" who want to write fake news about Venezuela, or about any other country or group that dares to stand up to US imperialism, only need to follow this simple recipe:
    - Choose one or more countries/groups opposed to US imperialism
    - If available, have a former official, now being paid by the US government, make the accusations
    - Season well with doses of "war on terror" and/or "war on drugs"
    - Sprinkle with opinions of "experts" who work in DC think tanks or US-funded NGOs
    
18. How Chavez Changed History for the Better
    A New Kind of Socialism
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2013
    Hugo Chavez's impact on Venezuela.
19. Hugo Chávez and me
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2013
    Tariq Ali's thoughts on how Hugo Chavez, the late president of Venezuela, will be remembered by his supporters as a lover of literature, a fiery speaker and a man who fought for his people and won.
20. Juan Guaidó: The Man Who Would Be President of Venezuela Doesn't Have a Constitutional Leg to Stand On
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    The US coup in Venezuela uses constitutional arguments to give legitimacy to Guaido's presidency. This article details how this argument is false.
21. The Making of Juan Guaidó: How the US Regime Change Laboratory Created Venezuela's Coup Leader
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    A detailed account of US-backed groups that positioned Juan Guaidó to declare himself president of Venezuela.
22. Marxist Theories of the State Played out in Venezuela
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    The implications of Marxist state theories developed by Nicos Poulantzas and Ralph Miliband are useful for framing issues related to leftist strategy in twenty-first century Venezuela.
23. The Meaning of Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution
    Against The Current vol. 113
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2004
    A feature of revolutions is that they keep coming around in unexpected ways and in unexpected places. Who would have dared predict the eruption that was Seattle in November 1999, when the powers behind neoliberal globalization seemed completely incontestable?
24. Misrepresented? Hugo Chavez and the Western Media
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2006
    An interview with Julia Buxton about Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela, and target of concerted criticism in the western media.
25. The National Endowment for Democracy in Venezuela
    The Stealth Destabilizer
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    As protests have been taking place in Venezuela the last couple of weeks, it is always good to check on the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the US Empire’s “stealth” destabilizer.
26. 9 things you need to know about Venezuela and the recent violence
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    Behind the attempts to overthrow the Venezuelan government.
27. A Nonviolent Strategy to Defeat the US Coup Attempt in Venezuela 
    To the People of Venezuela
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    An open letter to the people of Venezuela regarding the US coup and with support for how they can resist.
28. Obama Pushes for Regime Change in Venezuela
    Once Again, South America Says No
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    When is it considered legitimate to try and overthrow a democratically-elected government? In Washington, the answer has always been simple: when the U.S. government says it is. Not surprisingly, that’s not the way Latin American governments generally see it.
29. On the Warpath in Venezuela
    Against the Bolivarian Revolution
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2013
    Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela’s presidential election in April by a slim margin, a result still unrecognized by the U.S. government. Opposition demonstrations quickly spread, killing 13 people. Now his government faces municipal elections on December 8, and engineered social turmoil has returned.
30. Open Veins of Latin America 
    Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1971   Published: 1973
    A political economy, a social and cultural narrative, and a powerful description of primitive capital accumulation.
31. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 9, 2015
    Resisting Neoliberalism
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2015
    Resisting neoliberalism: "free markets" and "free trade" are an ideological cover for what is actually a form of state capitalism in which working people subsidize and bail out corporations and the rich. In this edition of Other Voices, and more extensively on the Connexions website, we look at both neoliberalism and the resistance to it. The version of capitalism which became dominant by the 1980s has been given the name neoliberalism. The term refers to the global economic restructuring which has taken place, and to the accompanying shifts in the structures of power under which local and national governments have seen their ability to act independently curtailed by international treaties and by institutions which owe their ultimate allegiance to corporate capital. The essence of neoliberalism has been an unending campaign of class struggle by the rich against the rest. Yet resistance continues, and indeed continues to grow.
32. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 23, 2015
    Eduardo Galeano, Latin America, the Vietnam War
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2015
    In this issue of Other Voices, we mark the death of Eduardo Galeano by featuring two of his books, as well as an article about his life and work. Galeano once wrote that he was "obsessed with remembering, with remembering the past of America and above all that of Latin America, intimate land condemned to amnesia." In his writing, especially Open Veins of Latin America and the mesmerizing Memory of Fire trilogy, Galeano contributed enormously to bringing alive, and keeping alive, the memories of Latin America, and especially of those whom he called the "nobodies" -- the people "who do not appear in the history of the world." Next week also marks the 40th anniversary of the final victory of the Vietnamese war of resistance against the American invasion and occupation.
33. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 7, 2016
    Destabilization and Regime Change
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2016
    When governments get too far out of line -- the most outrageous offence, from the point of view of imperial power, is pursuing policies that help ordinary people at the expense of transnational corporations and local elites -- then they have to be overthrown. The preferred method is a destabilization campaign followed by a coup. This issue of Other Voices focuses destabilization and regime change.
34. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 27, 2017
    Official Enemies
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2017
    Why and how do some countries become 'enemies'? How and why do governments and media work in tandem to demonize official enemies? Who are the people who live in those countries, what are their lives like, and why should we consider them our enemies?
35. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 11, 2017
    Left Parties
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2017
    In recent years, there have been repeated attempts to build left political parties and coalitions, i.e. parties to the left of the established social democratic parties which have long become part of the neoliberal capitalist mainstream. Left parties have emerged out of mass movements in countries like Spain (Podemos), Germany (Die Linke), and Greece (Syriza). In Latin America, in the last two decades, left movements or parties have formed governments in Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay. What these new left parties/movements have in common is a strategy of engaging in grassroots organizing and also running in elections. They all describe themselves as socialist, though in many cases their programs are more reminiscent of what social democrats used to advocate decades ago: reforms that would tame and manage capitalism rather than abolish it. Their ultimate vision may be a world without capitalism, but their immediate proposals are more modest and incremental, though still significantly to the left of the neo-liberal consensus.
36. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 25, 2018
    Looking for Answers, Creating Alternatives
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2018
    This issue of Other Voices features people who are questioning and challenging the way the world works and trying to create better alternatives.
37. Overthrowing other people's governments: The Master List 
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2013
    Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War.
38. Pathological Deceit: The NYT Inverts Reality on Venezuela's Cuban Doctors
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    Claims that the Maduro government is using Cuban doctors to coerce voters by refusing care to the opposition are based on very dubious evidence.
39. People are radicalizing Venezuela's Revolution: An interview with Christina Schiavoni
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    In this interview Christina Schiavoni, a researcher and food sovereignty activist, provides a different view of the life of the Venezuelan people than we normally get from the media. The interview covers food and health situations as well as on-going politics and people's participation in the politics.
40. Playing the 'Anti-Semitism' Card Against Venezuela
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2009
    Even after the attack on a Caracas synagogue was shown to be an inside job, a robbery perpetrated by employees of the synagogue's security firm, the international media has continued to portray the incident as an anti-Semitic attack, while suggesting that the Chavez government is somehow to blame.
41. Preparing for a Post-Chávez Venezuela
    Not One Step Backward, Ni Un Paso Atrás
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2013
    Hugo Chávez is no more, and yet the symbolic importance of the Venezuelan President that exceeded his physical persona in life, providing a condensation point around which popular struggles coalesced, will inevitably continue to function long after his death.
42. Project Venezuela: Right-Wing Activists Push Wikipedia to Blacklist MintPress, other Alternative Media
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2020
    A group of right-wing Venezuelans has managed to ban the use of a range of alternative media outlets covering Venezuela, including MintPress News.
43. The real first casualty of war
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2006
    Censorship by journalism is virulent in Britain and the US - and it means the difference between life and death for people in faraway countries.
44. Rebuilding the Left
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2007
    Beginning with an overview of the Left in Latin America, from the Cuban Revolution to the present, Harnecker goes on to analyze developments now taking place and stresses the necessity of developing an alternative to present forms of globalization.
45. The reckoning: the future of the Venezuelan Revolution
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    he core of Chávez’s programme was to achieve state control of the oil industry, negotiate for an appropriate level of royalties, and use that income for social and economic development. The rhetoric remains largely the same today; but the reality bears very little relation to that promised future.
46. Repeat after me, protests in Venezuela good, protests in France bad!
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    Anti-government protests in Venezuela and France are treated differently because of the interests the respective presidents - and their opposition - represent.
47. 'Sexy tricks': How journalists demonize Venezuela's socialist government, in their own words
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    The United States has labeled Venezuela's government a "dictatorship" and part of a "troika of tyranny," and has sponsored multiple coup attempts there, including one in November. The corporate media has dutifully ignored the US role in the country's economic woes, laying the blame squarely at the feet of Maduro, omitting crucial political context on Venezuela's economic crisis while keeping up a constant flow of content presenting the country as a socialist hellhole.
48. The Strange Death of Hugo Chavez: an Interview with Eva Golinger
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2016
    I believe there is a very strong possibility that President Chavez was assassinated. There were notorious and documented assassination attempts against him throughout his presidency. Most notable was the April 11, 2002 coup d'etat, during which he was kidnapped and set to be assassinated had it not been for the unprecedented uprising of the Venezuelan people and loyal military forces that rescued him and returned him to power within 48 hours. I was able to find irrefutable evidence using the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), that the CIA and other US agencies were behind that coup and supported, financially, militarily and politically, those involved. Later on, there were other attempts against Chavez.
49. The Strategy of the Venezuelan Opposition
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    The strategy and tactics of the Venezuelan opposition is a replay of events that took place leading up to the coup against Hugo Chávez on April 11, 2002 and is similar (although in some ways quite different) from the script that has been used in the Ukraine and elsewhere.
50. The struggle of Venezuela against 'a common enemy' 
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2015
    John Pilger discusses the reasons that the United States continues to work continuously to overthrow Venezuela's left-learning government. The U.S. government makes absurd claims that Venezuela poses a grave 'threat' to the United States, but the truth is the opposite: the U.S. government poses a grave threat to Venezuela and its people.
51. The Venezuelan Opposition does not want Democracy or Elections
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    Interview with Jorge Martin, secretary of the "Hands Off Venezuela" solidarity campaign. The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela is facing its most challenging times. The right-wing opposition, backed by the United States, is engaged in a full-blown regime change campaign, with violent protests occurring daily and resulting in over 50 casualties. The chavista supporters of the government have also taken to the streets in defence of the Bolivarian Revolution, and President Maduro surprised everyone by calling for a Constituent Assembly. Jorge Martín, the secretary of the "Hands Off Venezuela" solidarity campaign, give his understanding of the sitution and where it might lead. He discusses how western media are distorting the reality and presenting a one-sided picture, the role of international solidarity, the lack of progress made by the opposition and where things might go from here.
52. Toward Revolution and Collective Leadership - Interview
    Against The Current vol. 161
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2012
    An interview with Andrés Antillano. Bolivia.
53. Understanding the Venezuelan Revolution
    Hugo Chavez Talks to Marta Harnecker
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2005
    The exchange between Harnecker and Chávez brings to light the process of thought and action behind the public pronouncements and policies of state.
54. US Media Ignore -- and Applaud -- Economic War on Venezuela
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    US reporting on Venezuela fails to mention the effect economic sanctions have in Venezuela defying the work of experts in the area.
55. The US coup in Venezuela: New attempt to eradicate the Chavista Revolution 
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    The coup in Venezuela is the latest in a long history of US attempts to undermine and overthrow progressive governments in Latin America. American progressives must do more to stop this aggression.
56. The U.S. Embargo against Venezuela
    The State Department's Mock Indignation Gives a Bad Name to U.S. Diplomacy
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2006
    A discussion of the 2006 U.S. arms embargo against Venezuela.
57. Venezuela Blitz - Part 1: Tyrants Don’t Have Free Elections
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    Thorough summary of support for the Venezuela coup in US and UK media with many excerpts.
58. Venezuela Blitz - Part 2: Press Freedom, Sanctions And Oil
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    Analysis of corporate coverage of Venezuela reveals: reporting on the supposed lack of free press, and rarely mentioning the US's interest in their oil and effect of sanctions on the country.
59. Venezuela Coverage Takes Us Back to Golden Age of Lying About Latin America
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    Corporate media has many stories about food and medicine shortages in Venezuela. These lies and others are debunked by someone who lives there.
60. Venezuela declares Craib Kowalik, Canada's Chargé d'Affaires in Caracas, persona non gratas
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    Last week Venezuela declared Canada's chargé d'affaires in Caracas persona non grata. In making the announcement the president of the National Constituent Assembly Delcy Rodriguez denounced Craib Kowalik's "permanent and insistent, rude and vulgar interference in the internal affairs of Venezuela."
61. Venezuela from Below
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2011
    A review of Venezuela: Revolution as Spectacle by Rafael Uzcategui
62. Venezuela in the Media: Double Standards and First Impressions
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    This article looks into the inconsistent ways that Venzuala has been portrayed in the media, and the effect of sensationalizing the recent crisis. It concludes that those who support the Venezuelan poor, workings classes must seek and spread honest information outside of the mainstream narrative.
63. Venezuela: Maduro survives assassination attempt -- but journalism doesn't
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2018
    Venezuela was rocked on August 5, 2018 by an attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro during a public event, using drones armed with explosives.But as more details of the attack became available, mainstream media coverage sought to sow doubt on the events, using words such as "apparent" or "alleged". It focused on the government using this "alleged" event to step up repression.
64. Venezuela on the Edge of Civil War
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    Venezuela is a step closer to civil war after the July 20, 2017 "fake referendum" held by the government opposition, which resulted in a vote of "no confidence" for President Nicolas Maduro.
65. Venezuela: Target of Economic Warfare
    What the heck is really going on in Venezuela? A complex story lies behind the offical narrative.
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    The article examines elements of Venezuala's economic warfare, role as global provider of oil, and the country's relationship with the Trump administration, to provide a multi-faceted picture of the country's recent violent events.
66. Venezuela: The Political Economy of Inflation and Investment Strikes
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    This paper adopts a Marxian class analysis to dispute the orthodox critique of high inflation in contemporary Venezuela. It draws a parallel between the 2002-03 oil industry lock-out and the capital strike in the Venezuelan foodstuffs industry today. In each case, capital has suspended production to bid up the price of basic goods and create widespread shortages.
    Orthdox inflation-targeting conceals the class antagonism of capital strikes and highlights the class interests that underpin monetarism. The paper concludes that socialised production is a viable alternative to neoliberal austerity.
67. Venezuela Threatened by Far-right Violence
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    A statement by the Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network condemning the recent violent actions instigated by far-right sections of the opposition in various cities across Venezuela.
68. Venezuela Under Attack Again
    Economic Sabotage
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    A highly organized attack is once again being carried out against the democratic and popular government of Venezuela. It has involved monetary manipulations, economic sabotage, international media campaigns against the economy despite excellent economic indicators, defamation of the state run oil company, and deadly riots on the street.
69. Venezuela: US, elite launch new attacks on democracy
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2015
    Venezuela is facing new attempts to subvert its democracy and roll-back the pro-poor process of social change known as the Bolivarian revolution.
70. Venezuela: US Imperialism Is Based On Lies And Threats
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2018
    First-hand report of a delegation to Venezuela from the US. They say the coup is weak and the Venezuelan people are strong and Maduro has their support.
71. Venezuela: The U.S.'s 68th Regime Change Disaster
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    The US's sanctions and political interference in Venezuela are part of a long history of foreign meddling that brings strife to the affected country.
72. Venezuela: Voices on the Struggle
    Against The Current vol. 148
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2010
    In mid-June 2010, we caught up with three revolutionary socialist activists, Gonzalo Gómez, Stalin Pérez Borges, and Luis Primo in Caracas, Venezuela to discuss their views on the contradictions and prospects of the Bolivarian process.
73. Venezuela: Is President Maduro 'illegitimate'? 10 facts to counter the lies 
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    Concise rebuttal of talking points used by those trying to bring about a coup in Venezuela.
74. Venezuelan Opposition "Consultation"
    Playing Alone and Losing
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    The Venezuelan opposition "referendum", which in reality was nothing more than a non-binding 'consultation' without any legal status, was predicted as a major political earthquake that would instantly change the country's landscape.
75. The Venezuelan Revolution
    New Internationalist June 2006
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 2006
    A look inside the Venezuelan Revolution and facts and history of the country.
76. The War on Democracy 
    Resource Type: Film/Video
    First Published: 2007
    This film by John Pilger explores the current and past relationship of Washington with Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile.
77. The War on Democracy in Latin America: Interview with John Pilger
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2016
    Journalist, writer and filmmaker John Pilger granted this exclusive interview where he talks about the US war on democracy in Latin America. "Modern era imperialism is a war on democracy. Genuine democracy is a threat to unfettered power and cannot be tolerated", he says.
78. The War on Venezuela is Built on Lies 
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    Maduro, like Chavez before him, is a fairly elected leader with support from the people. Talk of his 'illegitmacy' is propaganda in service of the coup.
79. Washington Seeks Regime Change in Venezuela
    Agents of Destabilization
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    Both the ongoing protests in Venezuela and the economic problems that the demonstrators are protesting against appear to have been orchestrated by the opposition in order to destabilize the country and bring down the government. Unable to gain power through the ballot box, the Venezuelan opposition has turned to unconstitutional means to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
80. What 'Democracy' Really Means in U.S. and New York Times Jargon: Latin America Edition
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    One of the most accidentally revealing media accounts highlighting the real meaning of "democracy" in U.S. discourse is a still-remarkable 2002 New York Times Editorial on the U.S.-backed military coup in Venezuela, which temporarily removed that country’s democratically elected (and very popular) president, Hugo Chávez.
81. What the Media Won't Tell You About the Venezuelan Coup
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    Calling Venezuela's election illegitimate is false and is also a familiar tactic for US interference in a country's government.
82. What's Really Happening in Venezuela?
    Shadows of the Weimar Republic
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014
    An analysis of the 2014 civil unrest in Venezuela.
83. Where Is Venezuela Going?
    Against The Current vol. 144
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2010
    Steve Ellner's latest book, Rethinking Venezuelan Politics, is an important contribution to our understanding of Venezuela under Hugo Chávez. It brings a deeply historical perspective to the topic, something almost universally lacking in the growing number of short-sighted texts on the country’s politics. It also offers the opportunity for a discussion of the complexities of the “Bolivarian process” as it unfolds.
84. Why The U.S. Government Hates Venezuela 
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2009
    Having lost in the realm of ideas, those supporting capitalism must compensate by other means.
85. Why Won't American Media Tell the Truth About What's Happening in Venezuela?
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2017
    Unlike Brazil and Argentina, Venezuela has been victimized by a number of factors outside of its control, but especially a precipitous drop in the price of oil, the country's main source of revenue.
86. Would You Believe That the United States Tried to do Something That was Not Nice Against Hugo Chávez?
    The Plan to Destabilize Venesuela
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2013
    Wikileaks releases documents on U.S. efforts to overthrow Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
87. Yet Another U.S. Coup Attempt to Eradicate the Bolivarian Revolution
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2019
    History of the attempted coup in Venezuela as of January 2019.

Experts on Venezuela in the Sources Directory

1. Association of Caribbean States
2. Latin American Economic System
3. Latin American Parliament
4. League of Arab States
5. Organization of American States
6. Union of South American Nations
7. United Nations