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Opposition City Councilman Jose Vicente Garcia with confiscated grenades and military vests (Twitter/@VielmaEsTachira)

Venezuelan Authorities Capture Opposition Politician Transporting Military Armaments

Oct 19th

Venezuelan authorities arrested opposition city councilman Jose Vicente Garcia in San Cristobal Tuesday for alleged possession of grenades and military vests.

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CNE Postpones Regional Elections in Venezuela
Oct 18th
Opposition Must Collect 20% of Recall Referendum Signatures per State
Oct 18th
Venezuelans Prefer Maduro to Opposition Administration, says New Poll
Oct 17th
Venezuela’s Maduro Approves 2017 Budget, Deepens Tax Revolution
Oct 17th
Venezuelan Government Creates Special Commission to Investigate New Tumeremo Deaths
Oct 13th
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Opinion & Analysis

(Gage Skidmore and WikiCommons)

People are comparing Donald Trump to Hugo Chávez. That’s mostly wrong.

By Timothy M. Gill – The Washington Post, Oct 19th

Timothy Gill argues that comparisons between Chávez and Trump obscure the sharp difference between the late Venezuelan leader's inclusionary project benefitting marginalized groups and the xenophobic nativism peddled by the latter.

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Steve Ellner Part II: Is the Bolivarian Revolution a Populist Failure?
By Steve Ellner and Lucas Koerner – Venezuelanalysis.com , Oct 17th
Dear Media: Venezuela is Not Haiti
By Joe Emersberger - teleSUR, Oct 12th
Steve Ellner: Democratization of PSUV is Key to Chavismo’s Future
By Steve Ellner and Lucas Koerner – Venezuelanalysis.com , Oct 10th
Venezuelan Reflections on Peace in Colombia
By Jeanette Charles, Oct 6th
Edgardo Lander: Venezuela Must Face its Civilizational Crisis
By Hugo Prieto and Edgardo Lander – Prodavinci, Sep 29th
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Venezuela in images

Venezuelans Celebrate Day of Indigenous Resistance - Thousands took to the streets of the Venezuelan capital on October 12 to commemorate the Day of Indgenous Resistance as well as manifest their support for the Maduro government in the face of imperialist threats.   

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Steve Ellner addresses a forum in 2014 on Chavismo in Caracas, Venezuela. (Archive)

Steve Ellner Part II: Is the Bolivarian Revolution a Populist Failure?

By Steve Ellner and Lucas Koerner – Venezuelanalysis.com , Oct 17th

Universidad de Oriente Professor Steve Ellner discusses a range of key issues in Venezuela, including the efficacy of state social programs such as the CLAPs, the Maduro government’s controversial Mining Arc, and the role of international solidarity. 

 

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Economic Indicators

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This CEPR has written various reports on the situation of the venezuelan economy. Read them here

Steve Ellner: Democratization of PSUV is Key to Chavismo’s Future
By Steve Ellner and Lucas Koerner – Venezuelanalysis.com , Oct 10th
Is Venezuela on the Verge of a Another Coup?
By Jeanette Charles, Aug 31st
Social Movements Accompany Venezuela in Mercosur and Fight for Decision Making Power
By Jeanette Charles - Venezuelanalysis.com, Jul 8th
Prime Minister Madura, the $170 Hamburger, and the Rising Floodwaters of Shonky Venezuela Coverage
By Ryan Mallett-Outtrim – VENEZUELANALYSIS.COM, Jun 9th
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Interview

Professor Steve Ellner. (Ángel Dejesús)

Steve Ellner: Democratization of PSUV is Key to Chavismo’s Future

By Steve Ellner and Lucas Koerner – Venezuelanalysis.com , Oct 10th

Distinguished Venezuelan history and politics professor Steve Ellner examines the current state of Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution at the crossroads of a deep economic crisis and an opposition-led presidential recall effort. 

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