Socialism and Freedom Party (PSL) Photograph: Delcy Rodríguez is sowrn in by the National Assembly as interim president On January 3, the government of far-right Donald Trump carried out a criminal attack against our country. As a result of the military operation, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were kidnapped, an act that we … Continue reading No to a pact with Trump to deepen the surrender of our oil and resources!
Tag: oil
Monroe Doctrine Reloaded: Trump’s attack on Venezuela
Stanley Heller interviews Simón Rodríguez Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun, protest in Seoul, South Korea. Interview with Simón Rodríguez for The Struggle Video News on Jan. 5, 2026 days after US forces attacked Venezuela and kidnapped Maduro. https://youtu.be/3De2zzAB2KM?si=pCKvFFt_Mdn3Hm5y
Purge in PDVSA
By Venezuelan VoicesPhoto Credit: Image taken from @ MIJPVenezuela Alfredo Chirinos and Aryenis Torrealba were detained by the DGCIM (General Directorate of Military Counter-Intelligence) on February 28th at their workplace at PDVSA La Campiña, Caracas, where they held positions as operations managers. The arrests were possibly carried out at the orders of the “Ali Rodriguez … Continue reading Purge in PDVSA
Trump imposes new sanctions on a Venezuela already ruined by Maduro’s austerity
The new sanctions aim at destroying what’s left of the Venezuelan economy, which already shrank by more than half in the last five years of Maduro's brutal adjustment plan.
Gasoline scarcity follows the disastrous state of refineries and imperialist sanctions
For José Bodas, general secretary of the Unitary Federation of Oil Workers (FUTPV), the scarcity of gasoline is a consequence of the state of disaster of our refineries.
Venezuela: the Struggle is over Territories
While millions migrate out of the country, and the Petro-State falters, a new process of accumulation by dispossession can be seen from the ground. Teran-Mantovani guides us through an exploration of the geographies of extraction and plunder in Venezuela.
“This government is rightwing” says Venezuelan union leader José Bodas
"We are fighting for our rights, for union autonomy, for our right to bargain collectively, for decent wages, for better working conditions."
