Venezuela
The Strange Death of Hugo Chavez
by MIKE WHITNEY
“Hugo Chavez defied the most powerful interests, and he refused to bow down….I believe there is a very strong possibility that President...
Left – moral collapse in Greece, strategic confusion in Europe
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
According to a reliable source in Caracas, as Hugo Chávez was dying he called his chosen successor Maduro. Among other things he...
Venezuelan Parliament Goes on Offensive to Oust Maduro
By LUCAS KOERNER
Venezuela’s opposition-controlled legislature passed a constitutional amendment in first discussion this Wednesday. If approved by popular referendum, the reform will cut short...
Chávez on self-management: the policy he did not have the time...
Introduction
On October 7th, 2012, after hearing of his victory as the nation‘s candidate with 56 percent of the vote, President Hugo Chávez Frias announced...
An alternative view on Venezuela’s Crisis
By Peter Bolton
Reports in the English-language press last week highlighted a series of small-scale street protests in Venezuela that bemoaned the scarcity of certain...
On the origins of Sanders’Left
By LUCAS KOERNER – VENEZUELANALYSIS.COM
Since the US political establishment began taking seriously the threat posed by Bernie Sanders’ presidential candidacy in recent months, the self-proclaimed...
Making money, not things
by Renaud Lambert
From the 1950s, the Argentinian economist Raúl Prebisch (1901-86) analysed the risks of Latin America’s dependence on the vagaries of foreign economies:...
WikiLeaks Reveal
By Eva Golinger, teleSUR
In a document classified as secret by the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, Ambassador William Brownfield had strong words about the...
Nicolas Maduro Saves Mustache as He Delivers the Millionth Home
Venezuela's "Great Housing Mission" has created one million homes since the housing mission was launched by former President Hugo Chavez in 2011.
In a major...