Steve Ellner has taught economic history and political science at the Universidad de Oriente in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela since 1977. He is the author of numerous books and journal articles on Venezuelan history and politics, specifically in the area of political parties and organized labor. In addition, Ellner was a frequent contributor to Commonweal magazine beginning in the 1980s and more recently In These Times and NACLA Report on the Americas and has written op-ed articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. He frequently lectures on Venezuelan and Latin American political developments in the U.S. and elsewhere. Nearly all his academic works have been translated and published in Spanish.
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By Steve Ellner Published on NACLA, May 27, 2022: As the Left in power returns, the lessons of the Pink Tide have become increasingly relevant. Recognizing governments’ well-conceived policies as [...]
Keiko Fujimori’s claims of electoral fraud is just the latest example of how the right responds to electoral defeat. It’s hard to believe that electoral fraud was committed in favor of a leftist [...]
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For years, right-wingers have sought to destabilize Venezuela, and even proclaimed their own rival “president,” Juan Guaidó. But average Venezuelans understand that US sanctions hurt them — and [...]
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It’s come out in the open now in Washington that the Trump administration’s Venezuela policy is an embarrassing failure but will the next administration wise up, or double down?, asks Steve [...]
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Venezuela is being ganged up on while the Democratic Party, the mainstream media, some alternative media, most U.S. liberals and much of the world are just standing by. By Steve Ellner Published [...]
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Alan Freeman, speaks with Steve Ellner, an expert on Venezuela, to discuss recent events in Latin America and specifically how they have effected the Pink Tide phenomenon. Published on Canadian [...]
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The justification of U.S. intervention in Venezuela is based on the dominant narrative stating that Maduro is an autocrat and that Venezuela’s pressing economic problems are solely attributable [...]
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Trump’s unwavering backing of Juan Guaidó’s shadow government in Venezuela attaches a “made in the U.S.A.” label to all those positioned to govern should Maduro fall. This could scuttle the [...]
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The New Cold War website is privileged to publish a selection of videos of Steve Ellner’s tour of Canada and the U.S. to give seminars on the situation in Venezuela. Steve Ellner has taught [...]
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More excellent background information on the current situation in Venezuela. In episode 34 (part 2/2), Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton continue speaking with scholar Steve Ellner about the economic [...]