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In this interview, Montilla, a 27-year-old communard from rural Trujillo state, discusses the political formation of her generation, the role of women in sustaining the Bolivarian Process, and the recent re-centering of the commune as a cornerstone of revolutionary politics.
In 2007 Hugo Chávez initiated Alba Movements as a network of grassroots organizations under the auspices of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America [ALBA]. An interview with Alba Movements spokesperson Hernán Vargas about the network’s remit and its support for the Bolivarian Process.
Experimental writer and columnist Luis Britto Garcia is one of Venezuela’s best-known and most respected intellectuals. In this interview, he talks about fascism and corruption, as well as his hopes for a Chavista victory in the upcoming July 28 presidential elections.
Cuba has endured a criminal U.S. blockade for over six decades, while Venezuela is nearing a decade of life under sanctions. In this interview, Llanisca Lugo explores the consequences of the imperialist blockade as well as the strategies available to counteract it.
Thierry Deronne is a Belgian-born filmmaker who has long accompanied working-class and campesino struggles in Latin America. He talks about the philosophy driving the community media movement and the future of popular communication, and specifically his current project: Hugo Chávez Popular Cinema and Theatre School.
A historian with four decades of life and work in Venezuela reflects on the Bolivarian Process and the events leading up to the revolution.
Grosfoguel talks about the living links between the colonial and the neocolonial systems, the problematic legacy of the colonial past in Venezuela’s present, and US imperialism’s neocolonialism in relation to Venezuela
Economist Judith Valencia talks about the evolution of Hugo Chávez’s approach to geopolitics and the recent reactivation of the Union of South American Nations [UNASUR], an institution for continental integration that was born under Chávez.
Tony Boza is a Venezuelan economist. In this interview, he discusses the changes in Venezuelan economy when Chávez came into power , and also examines the impact of the U.S. blockade. He next explores the economic policies currently applied in Venezuela.
A key spokesperson of the Alexis Vive Patriotic Force, an urban commune in Venezuela, talks about the challenges of building an urban communal project and the organization’s vision of the future.
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