Global South

By Saul Landau Hugo Chavez died on March 5. Heads of state came to his funeral and sent condolences to his family – except for the U.S. president. Even in death the White House…
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By Greg Palast In 2005, Reverend Pat Robertson – channeling the frustration of George W Bush's State Department, said, "Hugo Chavez thinks we're trying to assassinate him. I…
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Luis Inácio Lula da Silva From The New York Times HISTORY will affirm, justifiably, the role Hugo Chávez played in the integration of Latin America, and the significance of his…
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Progreso SemanalHAVANA: The Cuban government expressed its grief over the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and ratified its unrestricted support for the Bolivarian Revolution.…
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By Mark Weisbrot From the British newspaper The Guardian Venezuela’s recent devaluation has sparked quite a bit of discussion in the international press. The Venezuelan opposition…
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Rosalynn and I extend our condolences to the family of Hugo Chávez Frías. We met Hugo Chávez when he was campaigning for president in 1998 and The Carter Center was invited to…
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By Jon Lee Anderson From The New Yorker Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Frias, who died on Tuesday, from cancer, at the age of fifty-eight, was one of the most flamboyantly…
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By Jonathan Watts From The Guardian Hugo Chavéz, the president of Venezuela, has died in a military hospital after a long battle against cancer, the vice-president has announced,…
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Not only have leaders from Ecuador to Venezuela delivered huge social gains – they keep winning elections too By Seumas Milnes From The Guardian Ever since the crash of 2008…
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By Dan Whitman Good news: December 29 no one was injured as the Central Market in Port-au-Prince burned down. Bad news: the market burned down. January 6, another fire – this one…
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