After eleven days out of the public spotlight since he returned from Cuba, President Hugo Chavez appeared live on public television yesterday during a ministers’ council meeting and criticised the opposition candidate, said that he will register as a presidential candidate in June, and announced that the new anti-crime mission will also be launched in June.
Marea Socialista (Socialist Tide), a radical current within the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, argue that the construction of a collective leadership is necessary for the deepening of the Bolivarian revolution in the coming period.
Australian born alternative media journalist now working for Venezuela Analysis, Tamara Pearson now considers this northern South American nation with a population of 29 million, home... communal councils, Chavez, oil, crime, and choosing Venezuela.
By Gregory Wilpert - NY Times Examiner, Feb 21st 2012
It would seem that the New York Times has run out of substantive issues with which to present Venezuela in a negative light and has now decided to focus instead on a rather silly effort to tarnish Venezuela’s world-renown and highly acclaimed classical music education program known as “El Sistema”.
By Modesto Emilio Guerrero, Roland Denis, Nov 28th 2011
Venezuelan writer and activist Roland Denis responds to questions about next year's presidential elections, general support for the government and the opposition, and the role of the new Great Patriotic Pole.
PhD. candidate, George Ciccariello-Maher, talks about the historical development of Venezuela's popular and revolutionary movements and their relationship with Hugo Chavez. In his new book, "A People's History of the Bolivarian Revolution", he argues against the incessant focus on the figure of Chavez within the revolution, commenting: "Chavez did not make the revolution, the revolution made Chavez".
Hugo Chávez has condemned the "horrible repression" of anti-Wall Street protesters and described a US Republican presidential candidate as "crazy" for his criticism of Cuba and Venezuela.
In this speech by Chavez, delivered by Venezuela's foreign minister, Nicolas Maduro yesterday to the UN, Chavez reflects on the state of the world, from imperialism and war, to poverty and global warming.
By Reinaldo Itiurriza Lopez - CiudadCCS, Aug 16th 2011
A recently returned Chávez, back from Cuba a few weeks after having undergone a second operation, voiced something which I think bears repeating: the president is facing a battle that is more personal than collective; inevitably personal, but undeniably collective.
There are moments in people’s lives when quick and effective action needs to be taken to mark out territory in the face of our enemies. We are in one of those key periods, without a doubt. The main reason is the offensive being conducted to yet again attack Bolivarian Venezuela, using the surprising announcement by Comandante Chavez about his illness.
