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Middle-class Revolt

Venezuelan elites go on strike.

By Steve Ellner

Caracas, Venezuela—At first glance, the general strike in Venezuela stands Marx on his head. On December 2, the powerful Confederation of Workers (CTV) and the business organization Fedecámaras stopped work, calling for either the ouster of “revolutionary” President Hugo Chávez or immediate new presidential elections. By December 6, merchant marine captains had also stopped work, choking Venezuela’s oil exports, the… return to article

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