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News

Carlos Escarra died of a heart attack on Wednesday this week (Radio del Sur).

Attorney General Carlos Escarra Dies

Jan 27th

On Wednesday, Venezuelans were shocked at the news of Attorney General and revolutionary lawyer Carlos Escarra’s abrupt death after suffering a heart attack earlier that morning.

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Venezuelan National Electoral Council: We Are Ready for 2012 Elections
Jan 27th
Venezuela Announces “Irrevocable” Withdrawal from World Bank’s Arbitration Body
Jan 26th
New Venezuelan Social Network Takes Off
Jan 25th
Opposition Candidate Leopold Lopez Withdraws from Primaries
Jan 25th
Venezuelan Government Sets Price Limits on over 1,000 Medicines
Jan 24th
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Opinion & Analysis

Opposition presidential hopefuls conducted their final televised debated before their February 12 primary election. (Noticias Ce

The De-unification of the Venezuelan Opposition

By Correo del Orinoco International , Jan 27th

This week Venezuelan opposition forces demonstrated a false showing of unity against President Hugo Chavez in preparation for next October’s presidential elections.

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The People, Programmes and the “Meritocrats”
By Reinaldo Iturriza López - Saber y Poder, Jan 25th
We Have to Get Out of the ICSID
By Luis Britto Garcia , Jan 24th
Opposition Candidate Pablo Perez: Representing the Past
By Correo del Orinoco International, Jan 22nd
Venezuela’s Armed Forces Under Fire by Washington
By Eva Golinger, Correo del Orinoco , Jan 20th
The Racism behind the Discourse of the Oligarchy against Chavez
By Mercedes Chacin – Aporrea, Jan 18th
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Venezuela in images

Putting Community First: Bolivarian Police in Barrio Antímano, Caracas - This past Wednesday, the Venezuelan government gave equipment to the National Bolivarian Police (PNB) in the barrio of Antímano, and announced the creation of a national Criminal Investigation Service. Formed in 2009, the PNB represents a new kind of policing in Venezuela and throughout the world, aimed at dealing with the problem of crime through prevention and community engagement. 

Featured articles

Indigenous spokespeople, Venezuela (archive)

Indigenous Policy in Venezuela: Between Unity and Pluralism

By James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com, Oct 12th

In celebration of the Day of Indigenous Resistance on October 12th, the Venezuelan government announced numerous initiatives aimed at assisting and empowering indigenous communities. While such initiatives as well as rights guaranteed in the constitution have successfully come to fruition in many indigenous communities, they have faced obstacles in others.

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Economic Indicators

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This CEPR paper "The Chávez Administration at 10 Years" from February 2009 looks at some of the most important economic and social indicators during the 10 years of the Chávez administration in Venezuela, as well as the current economic expansion.

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Demystifying Venezuela’s Inflation: The Opposition’s Red Herring
By Tamara Pearson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Sep 30th
[Part I] One Interview, Two Voices: A Look at Venezuela Today
By Juan Reardon, Maria Perez, and Edwin Chirinos Duque - Venezuelanalysis.com, Jun 30th
Venezuela’s 21st Century Socialism and the Difficult Journey from ‘Me’ to ‘Us’
By Franklin Rosales - Venezuelanalysis.com, May 25th
Venezuela’s Dreams and Demons: Has the Bolivarian Revolution Changed Education?
By Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com, Mar 18th
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Interview

Elio Sayago, Worker-President of CVG Alcasa (Aporrea)

Workers’ Control, Challenges and the Revolutionary Government: An Interview with Elio Sayago, President of CVG Alcasa

By Lucha de Clases, Jan 3rd

In this important interview, Worker-President of aliminium factory CVG Alcasa, Elio Sayago, details the history of workers' control at the plant, the attempts made by government bureaucrats and politicians to sabotage the workers' control project there, as well as the workers attempts to consruct a post-capitalist order through changing the social relations of production.

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