Article Subjects and Geography: Venezuela
Applying/Misapplying Gramsci’s Passive Revolution to Latin America
October 1, 2024
Steve Ellner deconstructs the argument that Pink Tide governments elected since 2018 are in a state of “passive revolution,” having betrayed their progressive roots through concessions to conservative elements and capital. This analysis, Ellner finds, fails to capture the material impacts of Pink Tide governments, their strategic importance, or their potential to pull societies toward a more radical leftist future.
The Dream of a Thing: Refounding the Economy of a Venezuelan Commune
June 1, 2024
In a vividly drawn account of El Maizal Commune, Chris Gilbert provides readers with a window into the inner workings of a community being refounded with an eye toward building a new “alternative communal economy.” The task, Gilbert finds, is one that is not only revolutionary, but liberating and creative, having the potential to collectively reimagine the social relations of a community.
Where Danger LiesÉ: The Communal Alternative in Venezuela
July 1, 2023
Chris Gilbert is a professor of political science at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela, and the creator and co-host of the Marxist educational television program Escuela de Cuadros. His upcoming… READ MORE
Luisa Cáceres: Commune-Building in Urban Venezuela
December 1, 2022
Chris Gilbert is a professor of political science at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela, and the creator and co-host of the Marxist educational television program Escuela de Cuadros. This article… READ MORE
Mészáros and Chávez: The Philosopher and the Llanero
June 1, 2022
Chris Gilbert is a professor of political science at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela, and the creator and co-host of the Marxist educational television program Escuela de Cuadros. It is… READ MORE
Mészáros and Chávez: “The Point from Which to Move the World Today”
June 1, 2022
This essay has been adapted from the section on “Mészáros and Chávez” in the introduction to István Mészáros’s Beyond Leviathan: Critique of the State (Monthly Review Press, 2022). István Mészáros… READ MORE
A Commune Called ‘Che’: A Socialist Holdout in the Venezuelan Andes
March 1, 2022
Chris Gilbert is a professor of political science at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela, and the creator and co-host of the Marxist educational television program Escuela de Cuadros. � A… READ MORE