By Rosa Tristan – Debate Socialista, Dec 16th 2010
An x-ray of Venezuelan society, where the petroleum-derived income and the parasitic business class deform our consumption parameters and misdirect the path towards socialism.
On his Sunday talk show Aló Presidente, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the expansion of national petrochemical production, and inaugurated a state-owned factory to produce diapers, sanitary napkins, and other personal hygiene products, as a step forward in the diversification of the country's historically oil-dependent economy.
