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Venezuelaanalysis.com MERIDA (April 16) - This afternoon president Maduro said the opposition’s call for a general strike today had “failed”. He also blamed the losing candidate in…
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It's a wake up call for the government By Mark Weisbrot From The Guardian After a short but bitterly fought, insult-laden campaign, Chavista standard-bearer Nicolás Maduro…
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By Mark Weisbrot From The Guardian The video, caught randomly on a warehouse security camera, is chilling. Five young men are walking down a quiet street in Tegucigalpa,…
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By Saul Landau The new film, “No”, takes place in Chile in 1988 as the nation faced a plebiscite – a vote of all citizens – on whether to keep General Augusto Pinochet in…
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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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