[Chávez the Radical] ‘Beware of a Bolivarian Oligarchy!’
Chávez warns against the rise of a «Bolivarian oligarchy» amidst revolutionary ranks, recalling that a revolution is driven by class struggle
Chávez warns against the rise of a «Bolivarian oligarchy» amidst revolutionary ranks, recalling that a revolution is driven by class struggle
Chávez recalls how the 80s and 90s governments were following the IMF playbook, especially in terms of the privatization of state assets.
Drawing on historical references, Hugo Chávez stressed the importance of political efficacy and revolutionary character.
Hugo Chávez traces the history of corruption in Venezuela recounting the betrayal of the revolutionary projects of Bolívar and Zamora.
En este artículo contrastamos la tendencia política reciente con la trayectoria de «radicalización» del Comandante Chávez.
El chavismo como movimiento político nació a partir de una crítica profunda al neoliberalismo y al pacto de élites. Chávez lo dejó plasmado desde sus primeros escritos, y a lo largo de toda su vida política se encargó no solo de sostener una feroz interpelación al conjunto de políticas en las que se expresa esta…
When the Bolivarian Revolution passed legislation in 2001 to break up the feudal land tenure system and to distribute large tracts of unused land to collectives of peasant farmers, the large estate owners responded by implementing the systematic assassination of peasant leaders. In this video Hugo Chavez discusses the fallacies of previous land reforms, the…
“Who in their right mind would say that today Venezuela is a socialist country? No…we’d be fooling ourselves. We’re in a country that still lives in capitalism, it’s just that we’ve started on a path…” In 2009 Chávez met with grassroots community activists from the communal councils to discuss the construction of a socialism and…
Hugo Chavez traces the history of corruption in Venezuela recounting how the revolutionary projects of Simon Bolivar and Ezequiel Zamora were betrayed by the very men who struggled alongside them. “They split up amongst themselves the pieces of what should have been the homeland” and abused their status as companions of these principled leaders to…
The Bolivarian Revolution has been a long and difficult struggle replete with challenges and transformations as Hugo Chávez explains in this edition of Chávez the Radical. He tells the story of his early presidency, when he was full of doubt and ambiguity, and how the national bourgeoisie and international power brokers moved to domesticate him….