A general article by ex Cuban president Fidel Castro on Chavez's performance as president, the role of the miltiary in Venezuela, Venezuela's relationship with Colombia, and the importance of some historical events.
By Steve Ellner - Latin American Perspectives, Jan 17th 2012
Most political analysts place the governments of Hugo Chávez (Venezuela), Evo Morales (Bolivia) and Rafael Correa (Ecuador) in the same category but without defining their common characteristics. However there is a need to go beyond the rhetoric of many of the left’s detractors and defenders, and to examine the wide range of similarities in order to determine just how new the new left is.
By Steve Ellner - Dialectical Anthropology, Oct 19th 2011
The process of ongoing radicalization over an extended period under the presidency of Hugo Chávez contrasts with revolutions elsewhere throughout history. This paper will focus on the dynamics of radicalization in Venezuela and will examine the factors that contributed to the process.
By Jorge Martin - In Defence of Marxism, Sep 25th 2011
In the 4th part of "Revolutionary Vignettes", Jorge Martin discusses Chavez's health and the current state of the Bolivarian project, within the context of the up-and-coming presidential elections next year.
On Wednesday hundreds of people gathered at New York’s historic Riverside Church to pray for the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Members of the church’s diverse ecumenical community were joined by Bolivian President Evo Morales, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, as well as numerous community leaders and activists from the Bronx.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has recently begun issuing “Notes from the Rearguard,” a brief set of thoughts and reflections for the Venezuelan people to consider as he undergoes chemotherapy treatment for cancer. Published by Correo del Orinoco, Venezuelanalysis.com is pleased to share this translation with our readers.
Yesterday President Hugo Chavez said that his government “rejects the national transition council installed in Libya, approved of by [some] European countries and by other governments, because it violates the basics of international law.”
Yesterday Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez celebrated his 57th birthday by making a number of public announcements; reiterating his plans to stand in next year’s presidential elections, calling for an end to the sectarianism and dogmatism that could prevent “the construction of a new hegemony” in Venezuela, and setting a new date for the meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Nations (CELAC).
By Luis Hernández Navarro - The Guardian, Jul 26th 2011
When Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo was treated in Brazil for lymphatic cancer, the world barely noticed. When Dilma Rousseff suffered a lymphoma in 2009, it did not prevent her from winning Brazil's presidential election the next year. But Hugo Chávez's recent illness has caused turmoil both within Venezuela and abroad.
By Axis of Logic Editors and Writers, Jul 7th 2011
A handful of Left Wing Writers (LWWs) have begun to ramp up their attacks on President Chávez, published on English and Spanish websites over the last few months in the run-up to the 2012 Venezuelan presidential elections...Axis of Logic has always held that no media can be neutral or “value-free” and that all media writes, publishes and broadcasts from an underlying set of assumptions.
