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Por ahora no pudimos by Pablo Navarrete (January 2008)

The defeat of President Hugo Chávez’s constitutional reform proposals in December’s referendum has triggered a wide debate on the Venezuelan left about the next steps in the country’s Bolivarian revolution. Here, two articles by critical chavistas are introduced by Red Pepper’s Latin America editor Pablo Navarrete

Why did abstention win? by Javier Biardeau (January 2008)

The Jacobin vision of revolutions directed from above by vanguards and singular personalities has to be done away with, says Javier Biardeau. The abstainers in the Venezuelan referendum were taking a clear-cut stand against reform proposals that had not involved them

Grass-roots Chávismo awakes by Reinaldo Iturriza López (January 2008)

Letting the grassroots lead is the only way forward from the referendum defeat, says Reinaldo Iturriza López

Democracy diary by Hilary Wainwright (December 2007)

Hilary Wainwright reports from Caracas on Venezuela’s referendum – and the next steps towards reform

Doing the US’s bidding by Philip Agee (July 2006)

Ex-CIA man Philip Agee sees many parallels between what the US is doing in Venezuela today and its successful efforts to undermine the Sandinista government in Nicaragua in the 1980s

Venezuela’s new model army by Hilary Wainwright (April 2006)

It was all very mysterious; but indicative of the seemingly random way things can happen in Venezuela. I had only a few days left in Caracas after the 2006 World Social Forum.

Chavez sweeps to victory in Venezuela’s referendum by Dave Raby (September 2004)

The referendum victory takes the Venezuelan revolution to a new stage, writes David Raby

Shanties into plough-sharing by Dave Raby (August 2004)

David Raby is impressed by the first moves to make a new model of development in Venezuela

Showdown time in Venezuela by Pablo Navarrete (August 2004)

Hugo Chávez faces a test of his own devising as Venezuelans are given the opportunity to endorse or end his presidency.

Is Chavez next for the Aristide treatment? by Dave Raby (April 2004)

In April 2002 the US tried a classic military coup in Venezuela, but got their fingers burnt when it was defeated in 48 hours by a popular uprising backed by progressive forces in the military. Between December 2002 and January 2003, Washington incited a bosses’ lockout which paralysed the oil industry. But the government regained control

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