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Venezuelan politics professor Steve Ellner examines Maduro's economic policies and the contradictions that have arisen among the left.

Steve Ellner — The war on Venezuela, along with other unfavorable conditions, lent itself to Maduro’s defensive strategy. However, that approach was not without a major risk.

A sad Christmas. I have been receiving innumerable phone calls and messages from friends, comrades, and academics, expressing disbelief over TG Jacobs demise. I am equally shocked. His departure was like an unannounced walkout. Just the previous morning

The CCP’s approach to pandemic management incentivizes officials to double down on extreme measures without regard for the costs.