The following articles are among those which have been published by Links in a series entitled “Debating Venezuela” since August 2024. More articles are being added over time.
Venezuela: Not losing sight of imperialism – 24 August 2024
Ricardo Vaz discusses the “big picture” of imperialist attacks against Venezuela and international solidarity.
Venezuela’s presidential elections and the left: Debating democracy, anti-imperialism and sovereignty – 24 August 2024
Ana Cristina Carvalhaes & Luís Bonilla-Molina — Unlike what had happened for the past 25 years with Venezuela’s elections, the presidential vote on July 28 split the broad Latin American left from top to bottom.
Venezuela’s diverse lefts need internationalist solidarity – 25 August 2024
Yoletty Bracho — Amid the polarized conflict between the government and opposition, critical leftist voices struggle to advance their own political demands.
What happened in Venezuela’s presidential elections? An interview with human rights activist Antonio Plessmann (Surgentes) – 27 August 2024
Antonio González Plessmann breaks down the country’s July 28 presidential election and its fallout from an anti-capitalist perspective.
Venezuela’s presidential elections: Attempted coup or fraud? An interview with Reinaldo Iturriza – 28 August 2024
Reinaldo Iturriza looks at the competing — and inadequate — narratives surrounding Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election, in an interview with Federico Fuentes.
The end of Venezuela’s Bolivarian process? An interview with community activist Gerardo Rojas – 9 September 2024
Gerardo Rojas discusses the July 28 presidential election, the current state of community organising in the country and why we might be witnessing the Maduro government’s final break with the Bolivarian process.
Against authoritarianism and neoliberalism in Venezuela: A view from the critical left – 15 September
In this conversation, Edgardo Lander seeks to move beyond the dogmatic, schematic and sectarian views that characterise much of the international flow of information and analysis on Venezuela. Interview by Daniel Chavez
Venezuelan Communist Neirlay Andrade: ‘An authoritarian regime is never the better option’ – 11 November 2024
Neirlay Andrade argues that the Maduro government’s refusal to publish election results means it ‘is crossing a line of no return and rapidly imposing a reactionary regime.’
The Venezuelan working class under Maduro (2013-24): Part I — Introduction – 28 December 2024
Luís Bonilla-Molina — To understand the situation of the Venezuelan working class, it is important to analyse the Maduro government and Madurismo in three phases. Originally published on his blog as “ La situación de la clase trabajadora en Venezuela (2013-2024)”.
The Venezuelan working class under Maduro (2013-24): Part IV — The 2024 presidential elections and Madurismo’s authoritarian turn – 12 January 2024
Luís Bonilla-Molina — The July 28 presidential election marked the start of a new phase within Madurismo, one of deepening authoritarianism in order to stabilise its pro-capitalist regime.
Comunes: Keys to understanding what is happening in Venezuela (plus statement: ‘A de facto government is born, let’s organise the rebellion’) – January 2025
With Chávez, we were moving in a revolutionary and popular direction. But in the past 10 years, the Bolivarian Revolution has lost protagonism and is no longer expressed in government policies. The results are in plain sight. First published in Spanish at Comunes.
‘Maduro has done tremendous damage to the left’: An interview with Atenea Jiménez (Alliance for Sovereignty and Democracy, Venezuela)– 22 February 2025
Atenea Jiménez explains the origins and objectives of the Alliance for Sovereignty and Democracy, how the new Donald Trump presidency might impact Venezuelan politics and the need for solidarity with Venezuela’s left.
Capitalism and authoritarianism in Maduro’s Venezuela – 19 April 2025
Gabriel Hetland — Maduro’s authoritarianism has garnered significant attention, but there has been less notice of the transformation in Maduro’s class base.
The pro-Maduro left’s blind spots: Against the ‘nuancing’ of Venezuela’s disaster – 30 May 2025
Emiliano Teran Mantovani argues Steve Ellner’s defence of Venezuela’s Maduro government reflects a tendency on the left to defend decaying regimes rather than chart out alternative paths rooted in popular struggles.
Marea Socialista: Against bureaucratic authoritarianism and capitalist exploitation in Venezuela – 20 June 2025
Venezuelan workers must reclaim their political independence and forge an agenda for struggle against bureaucracy and capital.
US sanctions have decimated Venezuela, but the left should still oppose Maduro’s brutal authoritarianism – 4 July 2025
Gabriel Hetland — The immense harm caused by US sanctions should not mean leftists give Maduro’s repressive and predatory government a free pass.
False anti-imperialism and the class struggle in Venezuela – 9 July 2025
Pedro Eusse outlines the Communist Party of Venezuela’s position on the Maduro government and responds to statements made by Steve Ellner about his party.
Our own previous content on Venezuela includes the following texts:
Déclaration du Collectif de Solidarité internationale avec le peuple du Venezuela du 10 janvier 2025
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