January 13, 2 pm at Revolution Books 1103 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago (773) 489-0930

What Is Happening in Venezuela? The Referendum and the Limitations of the Bolivarian Revolution

A Discussion with Raymond Lotta

Hugo Chavez's Bolivarian revolution has aroused great interest among progressive and radical minded people ... and the ire of U.S. imperialism. Is the Venezuela experience a viable path to liberation in today's world? What is the significance of the recent defeat of Chavez's referendum on changes in the country's constitution?

Raymond Lotta has written thought provoking Maoist critiques of the Chavez project for Revolution newspaper (available at www.revcom.us and Revolution Books).

Join Lotta in a freewheeling discussion. What is happening in Venezuela? How and why is the U.S. moving against Chavez? What does a genuinely liberating socialism involve in the 21st century?

Raymond Lotta is the author of America in Decline and Maoist Economics and the Revolutionary Road to Communism. He has written on the experience of socialist revolution and issues of world economics. He has been a featured speaker at anti-globalization conferences and protests in India, the Philippines, and Mexico. He has been on a nationwide speaking tour: "Socialism Is Much Better than Capitalism, and Communism Will Be a Far Better World." Lotta has appeared on CSPAN's Book TV, BBC Radio and other media.