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[VIDEO] Injertos Socialistas, ruta hacia la producción soberana
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[VIDEO] Injertos Socialistas, ruta hacia la producción soberana

En el seno de la industria petrolera, la clase obrera apuesta desde realidades concretas y ejemplos palpables por el desarrollo productivo y tecnológico de la industria. Con las fuerzas y capacidades propias, los trabajadores petroleros impulsan Injertos Socialistas que apuntan al aumento de la productividad, potenciación del desarrollo tecnológico y cultivo de la conciencia del…

Chávez The Radical XIII: “Self-criticism Doesn’t Hurt the Revolution” (English version)
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Chávez The Radical XIII: “Self-criticism Doesn’t Hurt the Revolution” (English version)

In Chávez The Radical XIII, Chávez calls on his movement and government to engage in self-criticism and to welcome criticism from the people. This does not damage the revolution, he says; it strengthens it. Contrary to what some politicians from his party suggest, the revolution is not flawless, and criticism is not tantamount to opposition….

Chávez The Radical XII: «Towards the Configuration of a Communal State» (English version)
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Chávez The Radical XII: «Towards the Configuration of a Communal State» (English version)

What would governing institutions look like in a just, peaceful, and democratic society? Would they be essentially the same as the current institutions, but with less corruption, less abuse of power, better representation of women, and other progressive gains? Or would they be fundamentally transformed? In Chávez The Radical XII, President Chávez says that the…

[CHÁVEZ RADICAL] «No podemos convertir en mercancía todo lo que nosotros producimos»
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[CHÁVEZ RADICAL] «No podemos convertir en mercancía todo lo que nosotros producimos»

El estado venezolano, a lo largo del período revolucionario encabezado por el Comandante Chávez logró hacerse de un importante sector de la economía en forma de propiedad estatal, a pesar de la hegemonía que la burguesía y sus formas de propiedad privada conservan sobre la mayor parte de la economía venezolana. En torno a la…

Chávez The Radical V: “Its Not Reform What We’re Doing Here, Its Revolution” (English version)
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Chávez The Radical V: “Its Not Reform What We’re Doing Here, Its Revolution” (English version)

The debate between reformism and revolution is longstanding in Latin America. In Chávez The Radical V, Chávez places himself unequivocally in the revolutionary camp. Capitalism – the source of Venezuela’s oil dependence, class inequality, and subordination to foreign financial centers – must not merely be tamed or checked with regulations; it must be fully replaced…

Chávez The Radical VI: “Its a Profound Struggle, a Class Struggle”
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Chávez The Radical VI: “Its a Profound Struggle, a Class Struggle”

In this video, Chávez states that negotiating with the capitalist opposition is futile. The interests of capitalists and socialists cannot be balanced indefinitely; eventually one side must prevail. This struggle between oppressors and the oppressed has defined the course of human history, he explains. From Jesus Christ to Karl Marx to Venezuela’s own independence leader…

[CHÁVEZ RADICAL] «La autocrítica no le hace daño a la Revolución»
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[CHÁVEZ RADICAL] «La autocrítica no le hace daño a la Revolución»

Las revoluciones nacen en medio de una gran turbulencia social, basada por un lado en la insostenibilidad del sistema en la tarea de preservar su hegemonía, y por el otro en la rebelión de los subordinados, que ya no toleran las injusticias impuestas por el orden dominante. El estallido revolucionario es entonces protagonizado por hombres…

Chávez The Radical XI: The Hegemony of Social Property Must Prevail
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Chávez The Radical XI: The Hegemony of Social Property Must Prevail

Defenders of capitalism use fear tactics to convince people that socialism will hurt them. Corporate media outlets grimly warn that domineering socialist bureaucrats will snatch homes, confiscate possessions, and restrain innovation and technological progress. In Chávez The Radical XI, President Chávez exposes the falsehood of these claims and explains that socialism will bring common ownership…

Chávez The Radical I: “We Look Like Fools Giving the State’s Dollars to the Bourgeoisie”
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Chávez The Radical I: “We Look Like Fools Giving the State’s Dollars to the Bourgeoisie”

Chávez sought a new economic path on which Venezuela would overcome two economic legacies: domination by the capitalist oligarchy internally, and oil dependence linked to imperialism externally. In Chávez The Radical I, he proposes a state company to manage all exports, imports, and currency exchange. This policy would help reduce the power of domestic capitalists…

Chávez The Radical III: “There will be no «Cozying Up» with the Venezuelan Oligarchy”
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Chávez The Radical III: “There will be no «Cozying Up» with the Venezuelan Oligarchy”

Chávez The Radical III calls on Venezuelans to continue their historical legacy of rebellion against oligarchic rule. Chávez highlights the active role played by enslaved and oppressed Venezuelans in nineteenth-century liberation struggles, from the fight against Spanish rule to the landless peasants’ rebellion. Taking up arms – rifles, machetes, farm tools, or any other weapon…