Roger D. Harris

Venezuela under the gun: Solidarity can’t wait for a verdict.

October 7, 2026 Roger D. Harris

A reactionary wave is sweeping Latin America. Since the elections of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in July 2024 and Uruguay’s Yamandú Orsi in November 2024, all seven of the subsequent direct presidential contests have gone to […]

Venezuela under siege: What should progressives do?

September 3, 2026 Roger D. Harris

Ever since Hugo Chávez became Venezuela’s president in 1999 and initiated the Bolivarian Revolution, the country has been under siege by the U.S. The aggression escalated with the kidnapping of its lawful president, part of […]

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After the U.S. bombing, a Venezuelan community under siege speaks

April 24, 2026 Roger D. Harris

The large-scale U.S. airstrike on Venezuela was unprecedented in modern history. The surprise attack kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Combatant Cilia Flores, from Fort Tiuna on the outskirts of Caracas. The U.S. […]

Ballots and bias: How the press framed Venezuela’s regional and legislative elections

June 3, 2025 Roger D. Harris

The pro-government alliance achieved a sweeping victory in Venezuela’s May 25 elections, while a fractured opposition suffered losses. Western media distorted the results – spinning low turnout claims, ignoring the role of illegal US sanctions, […]

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Cuba under intensified U.S. sanctions confronts its greatest challenge: The continuity of Obama-Trump-Biden policy

October 21, 2024 Roger D. Harris

“The majority of Cubans support Castro … every possible means should be undertaken promptly to weaken the economic life of Cuba…to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” […]

How Venezuela is overcoming the U.S. blockade

June 28, 2024 Roger D. Harris

The future of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution, a target of US imperial power since its inception in 1998, may be decided on July 28, the date of their presidential election. Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and seven […]

How the campaign to free Venezuelan political prisoner Alex Saab succeeded

December 23, 2023 Roger D. Harris

Alex Saab was freed from US captivity in what Venezuelan Prof. Maria Victor Paez described as “a triumph of Venezuelan diplomacy.” The diplomat had been imprisoned for trying to bring humanitarian supplies to Venezuela in legal international […]