A Factory without Bosses: Voices from Indorca
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A Factory without Bosses: Voices from Indorca

Indorca is a factory without bosses in the industrial city of Puerto Ordaz in Venezuela. Indorca’s workers carried out a heroic three-year struggle to gain control of the factory after the former owner brought it to a halt. In this interview, Indorca workers talk about their struggle.

Educating for the Future: How the Che Guevara Commune Confronts the Crisis (Part III)
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Educating for the Future: How the Che Guevara Commune Confronts the Crisis (Part III)

In this third and final part on the Che Guevara Commune of Venezuela, a look at the Commune’s efforts to provide social assistance to the community at a time when US imposed sanctions are interfering with educational and health services in the country.

Democratic Production and Self-Organized Labor: How the Che Guevara Commune Confronts the Crisis (Part II)
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Democratic Production and Self-Organized Labor: How the Che Guevara Commune Confronts the Crisis (Part II)

First-hand accounts of the impact of the US sanctions on a coffee and cocoa growing commune in the Venezuelan Andes. In this part, the author writes about the democratic organization of labor in the Che Guevara Commune’s two main productive units.

In the Shadow of the Blockade: Stories of Resistance from El Maizal Commune
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In the Shadow of the Blockade: Stories of Resistance from El Maizal Commune

A discussion with seasoned communards of one of Venezuela’s flagship communes about how they see the country’s situation, the solutions they have learned through experience, and the future they project for the besieged country.