The crisis of Venezuela’s “democracy”
Venezuela's "new democracy" is simply a way for part of the population to impose its will, through the force of the state, on the other part
- 24 April 2013
Beware of Venezuela’s paranoid anti-Americanism
Like it or not, the Obama Administration finds itself drawn into Venezuela’s growing crisis of governability caused by the increasingly irresponsible behavior of Chavez knock-offs like Maduro
- 19 March 2013
Debunking the Hugo Chávez “re-election” myth
Hugo Chávez may be dead, but the myth of his four consecutive re-election victories is still very much alive
- 14 March 2013
Over 70 percent of abuses carried out on journalists are committed by Venezuelan government officials
Over 70 percent of abuses carried out on journalists are committed by Venezuelan government officials, says the General Secretary of the National Union of Press Workers
- 16 October 2012
South American Union’s left turn is bad news
Putting UNASUR in the hands of a militant, anti-American Chavista is a turn in the wrong direction
- 14 June 2012
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