Communes and Crisis: A Venezuelan Migrant Replies to George Ciccariello-Maher

Manuel Casique Herrera responds to the recent Spectre interview with George Cicariello-Maher, arguing that Cicarierllo-Maher defends the Chavista regime by over-inflating the extent and power of the communes and ignoring political-economic trends before US sanctions. Closer attention to the Venezuelan state's function as gate-keeper for ground rent for oil in light of global economic trends is necessary to make sense of the regime's dynamics.