Hugo Chávez
Venezuela’s Maduro Is Calling His Left-Wing Critics ‘Terrorists’ and Throwing Them in Prison
Repression against supporters of the original revolution is growing.
This is why Venezuela’s Maduro is still in power
How has Nicolás Maduro managed to hold onto power yet again?
Maduro blasts U.S. as diplomats defy his order to leave
The White House says it no longer recognizes Maduro as Venezuela's president so will not comply with the order.
Will a New Cryptocurrency Solve Venezuela's Economic Crisis?
The bolivar has lost 99.9% of its value in two years, but President Nicolas Maduro claims to have just the solution.
How to talk like a populist
Criticism of the elite and references to “the people" are common in populist rhetoric. But whether a populist leader champions liberal or conservative policies, the key is to be consistent.
Massive protests against Venezuelan President Maduro have no end in sight
Weeks of marches amid rising political tensions have underlined how fed-up Venezuelans are with triple-digit inflation and chronic shortages of food and medication.
Inside the Illicit Venezuela-Colombia Gas Smuggling Trade
Take a deeper look into the "kamikaze" gas smuggling trade investigated on last night's episode of Black Market: Dispatches.
Bolivia opens new military academy to combat US 'imperial oppression'
President Evo Morales said the new academy was Latin America’s answer to the US School of the Americas and its dark history supporting right-wing dictatorships during the Cold War.
Why Venezuela's President Maduro being voted out this year is unlikely
Venezuela's electoral authority announced the next stage of the effort to force a presidential recall referendum cannot start before October, which means the vote itself could not happen until late January.
Venezuela has a new 'forced labor' law that can require people to work in fields
President Nicolás Maduro has signed a decree that allows the labor ministry to order "all workers with enough physical capabilities and technical know-how" to join a government drive to increase food production in the context of severe shortages.
120,000 desperate Venezuelans poured into Colombia to buy food but now the border is closed again
The border between the two countries was closed last August. Days after its Sunday opening, Colombia’s government said it will close the border again.