Must read articles on Venezuela and Argentina

Michael Albert, a founder of Zmag and co-creater of the concept of Participatory Economics with Robin Hanel, recently published two articles based on short trips he made to Venezuela and Argentina. They are: Venezuela's Path and Argentine Self Management.

Because Albert has political convictions very close to my own, the articles address what I think are some of the key points in the struggles of both countries better than any other articles I've seen. He finds much to admire in both the Bolivarian Revolution and the recuperated factory movement in Argentina and identifies legitimate points of concern. I am very heartened by his optimistic interpretations of what he saw and heard in Venezuela.