The Bolivarian Project

The Bolivarian Revolution is in the process of building a new type of state power in Venezuela, one that represents one of the most progressive poles in the postliberal constellation.

Coral Wynter and Jim McIlroy's book Voices from Venezuela tells us why we should pay attention to Venezuela, and does it in the best possible way - by handing a microphone to a wide range of Venezuelans, participants in the excitement, stress and strain of the "Bolivarian revolution."

An interview with Carlos Lanz, one of Venezuela's main socialist intellectuals and leaders, who pioneered worker management in one of Venezuela's largest state-owned companies, the Aluminum processing plant Alcasa. He talks to Michael Albert about how the workplace of the future would be organized, among other things.

An extensive interview about the polity in Venezuela, held with Julio Chavez, Mayor of Carora and prominent activist in all dimensions of the Bolivarian Revolution, especially concerning the Communal Councils.

Michael Albert interviews the director of Venezuela's Women's Bank, Nora Castañeda, who talks about the changing gender relations and pro-women policies under the Chavez government.

An interview with George Ciccariello-Maher, the author of the forthcoming book, We Created Him: A People's History of the Bolivarian Revolution. In the interview Ciccariello-Maher discusses the history and social forces behind the Bolivarian Revolution.

Journalist Nikolas Kozloff's new book, Revolution! South America and the Rise of the New Left looks behind the scenes and politics of this changing continent.

One judge of the revolutionary process ongoing in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is how far it reaches. To understand how deep the process is, how far and wide-reaching the aspirations of the Venezuelan people are, one needs to look in remote areas long neglected before the revolution began. One needs to seek out a little town called Chuao.

Unlike the large majority of the writing on Venezuela in the Chavez era, which focus on Chavez’ “style” or personality, Ellner focuses on substantive issues, especially around class and race.

The defeat of President Hugo Chavez in the referendum last December marks an important turning point in the Bolivarian process, which began more than ten years ago. Following this defeat a crucial choice arises: to accelerate the process towards a socialist society or on the contrary to prefer the status quo by centring the revolution solely around the image of the president.