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Chavismo Must Stop the Economic Bleeding

By Joe Emersberger - Telesur English , Jul 20th 2016

(Aporrea)

Emersberger argues that UNASUR’s detailed plan is the answer to Venezuela's economic woes.

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In Campaign Against Venezuela, NYT Cites Former Member of Death Squad Alliance

By Mark Cook – Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting , Jul 15th 2016

Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Lozaiga. (archive)

The Times interviewed Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Lozaiga, who is accused of involvement in the assassination program run by the World Anti-Communist League and Operation Condor. 

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Special Report: Hunger in Venezuela? A Look Beyond the Spin

By Christina Schiavoni & William Camacaro - Food First, Jul 14th 2016

Local and national vendors sell vegetables, fruits and prepared foods at a festival in Caracas. (Christina Schiavoni)

Cristina Schiavoni and William Camacaro go in-depth to report on Venezuela and the state of its food and agricultural system.

 

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Venezuela After Chávez

By Julia Buxton – New Left Review , Jul 13th 2016

President Nicolas Maduro together with Socialist Party Vice-President Diosdado Cabello (R) next to a portrait of Hugo Chávez. (

Professor Julia Buxton argues that the Bolivarian Revolution's weakness was its inability to institutionalize the radical popular energies it unleashed in a new order, a failing that has led to the present crisis. 

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The Venezuela Problem: Hyper-Politicization and Fragmentation in Mercosur

By Eli Cain & Erika Sato - Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Jul 11th 2016

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro alongside Brazil's Dilma Rousseff. (AVN)

Eli Cain and Erika Sato argue that economic cooperation in Mercosur has become increasingly more difficult given political circumstances in the region and some of the bloc's own protocols. 

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Social Movements Accompany Venezuela in Mercosur and Fight for Decision Making Power

By Jeanette Charles - Venezuelanalysis.com, Jul 8th 2016

Ricardo Guerrero of Big Little World at a an event commemorating International Day for People with Dwarfism in Venezuela. (Kevin

In this interview Ricardo Guerrero reflects on the struggle for social inclusion in economic policies and his experience in the differently abled movement.

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Are More Babies Dying in Venezuela?

By Iain Bruce - teleSUR , Jul 8th 2016

Venezuelan hospitals find alternatives to cope with the shortages. (teleSUR)
In the second of his reports on the state of Venezuela's health service, teleSUR's Iain Bruce looks at the claims of carnage in the country's maternity hospitals.
 
 

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Venezuela's Hospitals: "Problems Are Opportunities"

By Iain Bruce – Telesur English , Jul 7th 2016

A doctor attends a patient as part of the free Barrio Adentro health care service. (EFE)

The problems and contradictions in Venezuela's health system run deeper and are more complicated than the prevailing narrative of crisis and collapse, reports TeleSUR's Iain Bruce. 

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Danny Glover: Yes to Dialogue, no to Intervention in Venezuela

By Danny Glover - The Jamaica Observer , Jul 6th 2016

Actor and political activist, Danny Glover (JamaicaObserver)

Award-winning actor Danny Glover warns against intervention in Venezuela, and takes aim at OAS head, Luis Almagro, for spearheading a baseless campaign against the South American country.

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In Venezuela’s Difficult Times the Grassroots are Stronger

By Tamara Pearson - New International , Jul 4th 2016

Community members working in the La Columna community garden, Merida, Venezuela. (Tamara Pearson)

The time has come for rural communities, who are organizing to produce food for their own consumption, to play an important role in the country, reports Tamara Pearson.

 
 

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A Policy of Non-Intervention in Venezuela Would Be a Welcome Change

By Mark Weisbrot - The New York Times, Jul 1st 2016

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Minister of Foreign Affairs met with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs,

"The best thing that the United States government could do with regard to Venezuela, regardless of political outcomes there, would be to end its intervention," argues Weisbrot. 

 

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Ongoing Democratic Charter Saga in OAS Exposes Deep Hypocrisy

By Peter Bolton - Council on Hemispheric Affairs , Jun 30th 2016

OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro (COHA)

COHA's Peter Bolton lambasts the OAS for remaining silent on political violations in Brazil and human rights abuses in Mexico whilst continuing to put pressure on Venezuela. 

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We Want Justice: A Letter to Venezuelan Attorney General Luisa Ortega Díaz

By Lucía Martínez Romero, Jun 28th 2016

Lucía Martínez, wife of murdered Yukpa chief, Sabino Romero (Archive).

Lucía Martínez, wife of murdered indigenous Yukpa chief Sabino Romero, demands that Venezuela's Public Prosecution indict the wealthy cattle ranchers alleged to have hired the assassins. 

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Mixed Message at the OAS

By Frederick B. Mills - frederickbmills.com, Jun 27th 2016

The Organization of American States headquarters in Washington, D.C. (OAS website).

According to philosophy professor Frederick B. Mills, the OAS permenent council left mixed messages during its special session on Venezuela last week.

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How Severe Is Venezuela’s Crisis?

By Gabriel Hetland - The Nation , Jun 23rd 2016

People buy food at a market in Caracas, Venezuela on June 21, 2016 (Mariana Bazo / Reuters).

Gabriel Hetland concludes that the mainstream media has consistently exaggerated the extent of Venezuela's current economic crisis following a three week visit to the South American country. In this piece, he draws on a number of interviews with social movement activists to answer the question: just how bad is Venezuela's current crisis? 

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