George Ciccariello-Maher

Drexel University

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Assistant Professor of Political Science at Drexel University and author of We Created Chávez: A People's History of the Venezuelan Revolution

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Venezuela, with the world's largest oil reserves, is in chaos after weeks of increasingly bloody violence on city streets and in middle-class neighborhoods.

Amid Nationwide Protest, Can Venezuelan Chavismo Survive?

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