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Young: Obama and Latin America
Znet Article, July, 26 2009
Kevin Young
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Far from embodying any dramatic changes, President Obama’s foreign policy has thus far tended toward continuity or worse in most major areas.
Suggett: Venezuelan Same Sex Union
Znet Article, July, 21 2009
James Suggett
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Mérida, July 15th 2009 (Venezuelanalysis.com) -- The public debate over a law proposal in the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) that would legalize same-sex civil unions intensified this week, as Venezuela's Episcopal Church publicly condemned th...
Suggett: Venezuela’s Homemakers Union: An Interview with Founder and Coordinator Lizardi Prada
Znet Article, July, 12 2009
James Suggett
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In this interview Lizardi Prada gives insight into the fight for women's rights in the Venezuelan context. Prada speaks about the union's creation and day-to-day functioning, it's agenda for homemakers' rights, it's relationship to the Catholic Ch...
Scipes: Reviewing Wilpert
BookReview, June, 26 2009
Kim Scipes
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Greg Wilpert's book is important: important not only as an account of developments in Venezuela under Hugo Chávez between 1999-2007, but as a “critical interrogation†of Chávez' “socialism of the 21st Century,†which should make it impo...
Wilpert: What Might Be 21st Century Socialism?
Znet Article, June, 23 2009
Gregory Wilpert
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez has recently popularized the idea that we should re-imagine society on the basis of what he calls "21st Century Socialism." Unfortunately, while Chávez and his supporters provide a number of hints as to what thi...
Suggett: Chávez Hosts TV Series of Socialist Theory
Znet Article, June, 17 2009
James Suggett
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On Thursday evening Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez hosted the first of what will be a series of special episodes of his weekly presidential talk show, "Hello, President." The focus of these episodes is the theory of socialist change, in contras...
Suggett: Venezuela Says Colombia's Request for International Intervention "Out of Place"
Znet Article, May, 08 2009
James Suggett
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"The fundamental reasons for the Colombian conflict, of which the Venezuelan people have historically been victims, reside exclusively in Colombia and must be resolved by the Colombians"...
Weisbrot: Hillary Clinton Recognizes Multi-Polar World, Failures of U.S. Latin America Policy
Znet Article, May, 08 2009
Mark Weisbrot
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It is remarkable that pressure for a reality-based view of the world has had to come from the South, and says a lot about the state of civil society in the United States...
Weisbrot: "Deeds, Not Words" Will Determine Future of U.S.-Latin American Relations
Znet Article, April, 23 2009
Mark Weisbrot
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What is the opposite of "damage control?" Repair control? Obama's Latin America advisor and director for the Summit of the Americas Jeffrey Davidow did his best to undermine the president's efforts at diplomacy in Trinidad. Responding immediate...
Hayden: Obama's Dinosaur in Trinidad
Znet Article, April, 20 2009
Tom Hayden
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It's becoming a pattern: whenever Barack Obama implements a campaign pledge, the dinosaurs used to running things push back. The latest dinosaur to undercut the president's gestures is Jeffrey Davidow, US coordinator of the Trinidad meeting, who c...
Suggett: Human Rights and Police Reform in Venezuela: A Venezuelan Perspective
Znet Article, April, 17 2009
James Suggett
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Recent reports by Human Rights Watch and the U.S. State Department have put the issue of human rights in Venezuela under much international scrutiny. Seeking an experienced, nuanced, and Venezuelan perspective, Venezuelanalysis.com spoke with the ...
Delgado: Building a New Socialism
Znet Article, April, 06 2009
Carol Delgado
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A Reply for the Nation Symposium on Reimagining Socialism By Carol Delgado Arria, Consul General of the BolivarianRepublic of Venezuela
Suggett: President Chávez and Venezuela’s Socialist Elected Officials Meet to Discuss Political Strategy
Znet Article, March, 30 2009
James Suggett
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On Wednesday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez convened state governors, city mayors, and legislators from the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) to discuss the next stage in the construction of “21st Century Socialism,†following two...
Albert: Another Left Turn In Venezuela
Znet Article, March, 30 2009
Michael Albert
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The development of the Bolivarian Revolution, including using the institutional gains achieved to date to meet human needs and develop popular potentials via humane policies, as well as establishing further institutional gains, his encountered thr...
Kane: Cuba, Venezuela, and the Quest for Socialism
Znet Article, March, 28 2009
John Kane
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Lessons to be learned from Cuba, Venezuela, their differences and their similarities
Albert: Michael Albert, Julio Chávez, Noam Chomsky and Gregory Wilpert Speak on Building a Society from Below
Audio, March, 24 2009
Michael Albert
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Michael Albert, on a panel with Julio Chávez, Noam Chomsky and Gregory Wilpert.
Albert: Venezuela
Audio, February, 21 2009
Michael Albert
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Michael Albert interviewed by Ron Daniels...
Weisbrot: Will Obama Change U.S. Policy Toward Latin America?
Znet Article, February, 19 2009
Mark Weisbrot
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U.S.-Latin American relations fell to record lows during the Bush years, and there have been hopes - both North and South of the border - that President Obama would bring a fresh approach. So far, however, most signals are pointing to continuity r...
Spannos: The Chavez Chasm
Znet Article, February, 18 2009
Chris Spannos
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Cautious congratulations are due to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez...
Wilpert: An Important but Risky Victory for Venezuela and for Socialism
Znet Article, February, 18 2009
Gregory Wilpert
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The ten percentage point victory (55-45%) that President Chávez and his movement achieved on Sunday, February 15, 2009, in favor of amending Venezuela's constitution so that Chávez may run for president again in 2012, represents a very important...
