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Estevan HernandezAugust 17, 2021 4416 minutes read Download PDF flyer The following article was written following a Party for Socialism and Liberation delegation to the recently held Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World held in Caracas, Venezuela. The delegation participated in a tour of the Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities center in Caracas (ABAE). After much investment, determination, and assistance from other countries, particularly China, Venezuela now manages the Simon Bolivar, Miranda and Sucre satellites. The technological advancements and the space program are a massive achievement necessary for formerly-colonized nations. These have brought benefits in telecommunications and peaceful development to the people of a historically underdeveloped r...

Claire Cook Download PDF flyer A U.S. delegation, including members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, is welcomed at “Campamento de Pioneros 22 de Enero,” a communal housing project built on land expropriated by working-class Venezuelan families, Caracas, June 22. We were in Venezuela for the “Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World,” in celebration of the country’s independence victory over Spain on June 24, 1821, led by the Liberator Simón Bolívar. Liberation photo The housing commune was initiated under the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV), a project launched in 2011 by President Hugo Chávez to provide truly affordable housing, with priority given to those living in precarious conditions. Liberation photo In its first seven months, nearly 100,...

Over 100,000 candidates are contesting the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) primaries ahead of the subnational elections in November. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) holds primary elections on Sunday to choose its candidates for the subnational elections to take place on Nov. 21.  RELATED: US Extradition Request against Saab to Be Resolved Next Week PSUV primary elections are open not only to militants but also to people registered in the electoral roll. So far, the election day is taking place with no incidents and in a peaceful and secure environment. Electoral authorities took all necessary health measures to avoid COVID-19 infections. President Nicolas Maduro highlighted that these elections path the way to new political leadership in t...

Published 5 August 2021 (10 hours 53 minutes ago) In order to facilitate the use of this new virtual currency, monetary authorities will remove 6 digits from the nominal value of the current physical currency. The Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) announced that the “Digital Bolivar” will enter into circulation on October 1. Also on that day, a new monetary scale will be applied, which eliminates 6 zeros from the national currency. That is to say, any value currently expressed in bolivars will be divided by one million. RELATED: Venezuela Formalizes its Oil-Backed Crypto Currency, Petro "This change of monetary scale, which is supported by the deepening and development of the digital economy in Venezuela, constitutes a necessary historical milestone as the country be...

Whether or not a member of the Socialist party, any Venezuelan registered on the national electoral list may cast a vote in the primaries. On Sunday, Venezuela’s United Socialist Party (PSUV) will hold primary elections to define its candidates for governors and mayors for the Nov. 21 subnational elections. RELATED: 2.5 Million Venezuelans Take Part in Socialist Nomination Whether or not a member of the Socialist party, any Venezuelan registered on the national electoral list may cast a vote in the primaries. The electoral process will be automated, for which the party counted on the technical support of the National Electoral Council (CNE). Venezuelans will first send a text message with their ID card number to the number 2406 through which an automated system manage...

Gloria La Riva Download PDF flyer Adán Chávez, CBPM, June 23. Liberation photo: Gloria La Riva “For us Carabobo is today, it is permanent. It drives us to continue struggling for true and authentic liberation of our peoples, integrating our America and the different peoples of the world in the building of that new world.” With these words, Adán Chávez inaugurated the “Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World” in Caracas, on the 200th anniversary of Venezuela’s independence victory over Spain at the Battle of Carabobo. Chávez is Venezuela’s ambassador to Cuba who coordinated the Congress (CBPM), and brother of Hugo Chávez, historic leader of the country’s revolution who died in March 2013. The Battle of Carabobo ended on June 24, 1821. It spelled not only the end of...

BY CHRIS GILBERT The Cultural Revolution in China raised a number of key questions about the construction of socialism and attempted (albeit with limited success) to solve them. For that reason, its legacy remains relevant to the present. Alain Badiou has claimed that we are still contemporaries of 1968. In effect, the questions raised at that time about how to build an egalitarian society – questions posed most palpably in China – are still ours. They are the order of the day, essentially unavoidable for the left, and any socialist project today will have to pick up on those issues, returning implicitly to that turbulent moment. Of course, to do so means going against the grain, since most people accept the idea that the Cultural Revolu...