Category: Venezuela News & Analysis

Eva Golinger describes the efforts taken by CNN to censor an article she wrote on the upcoming legislative elections in Venezuela.

The mass rallies, the “1×10” daily, door-to-door campaign to get the vote out for the PSUV and GPP candidates are not routine electoral exercises. It is a life-and-death struggle to defeat the oligarchy and U.S. imperialism’s latest offensive, and to fight for a socialist future. It is a fight for Latin America’s and the Caribbean’s true independence and sovereignty.

Alison Bodine and Macarena Cataldo review the accomplishments of the Bolivarian Revolution, and the need for continuing solidarity from the people of Canada and the United States.

“The struggle being waged in Venezuela today — and that will be expressed in the December 6 elections — is decisive not only for this South American country, but for all the emancipatory processes underway in Latin America and the Caribbean.”

Edward Snowden has revealed the extensive espionage and penetration of the NSA in Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA, the lifeblood of the South American nation and fuel of Chavez’s Bolivarian revolution.

Venezuelan activists from all walks of life have joined together to launch an innovative campaign leading up to the decisive National Assembly election this December 6th, using the hashtags #late or “heartbeat” and #cadalatidocuenta – “every heartbeat counts”.

Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic and Policy Research writes about the U.S./OAS attempts to delegitimize the Venezuelan elections in advance.

New Snowden revelation: The U.S. National Security Agency accessed the internal communications of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela and acquired sensitive data it planned to exploit in order to spy on the company’s top officials.