Following the right-wing coup in Bolivia, there were mass protests in Venezuela in solidarity with Evo Morales and Bolivia’s indigenous movement. US-backed opposition politician Juan Guaido’s own anti-government street protests, called at the same time, drew a pitifully low turnout. After failing for a year to oust President Nicolas Maduro, Guaido has become increasingly irrelevant. … Continue reading Venezuela’s communes – the backbone of the revolution