José González Vargas

José González Vargas is a writer and journalist from Venezuela. He's a contributing editor of Zócalo Public Square and his work has been featured in NPR's Latino USA, Americas Quarterly, Into and Caracas Chronicles.

Recent Stories

Global Politics

Chávez’s revolutionaries caught between legacy and change in Venezuela

GlobalPost

March 05, 2019

As Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro continue to vie for power in Venezuela, former and current Chavistas struggle to make sense of the legacy of the Bolivarian Revolution.

Global Politics

Is Venezuela on the precipice of presidential change?

The World

January 24, 2019

A few months earlier, Maduro was re-elected for a second term amid hyperinflation, international sanctions, mass migration and few signs that conditions would improve. The European Union questioned the fairness of the election process, and 19 member states of the Organization of American States, including the United States, issued a statement declaring Maduro's second term as illegitimate.

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