Chavez's Ambitions in Venezuela, Abroad May Collapse Along With Oil Prices Oct 28, 2008
Depending on the intensity of the shock, it could be a situation without precedent in Venezuelan history,'' said , managing director at Caracas-based economic consulting company Sintesis Financiera. Venezuela's benchmark 9. (Bloomberg)
Chavez Painting Auctions for $255,000 in Venezuela Sep 17, 2008
Bravo said her colleagues were surprised by the price, but considered the painting a symbolic part of Venezuelan history. 2008 Associated Press. (Newsmax)
Venezuela choice Aug 13, 2008
Without knowing it president Chavez's has created the most elitist society in Venezuelan History. Otherwise could you explain things like: a huge demand for new vehicles, also the huge amount of overspending in the commercial sector, E.g: Shopping Centres and other material stuff. (BBC News -- Americas)
Hollywood A-Listers Prove Ignorance in Supporting... Mar 31, 2008
Thanks to massive oil revenues, he has presided over the richest government in Venezuelan history, yet living standards continue to decline and food shortages are a weekly phenomenon. Corruption is worse than ever before and street crime has grown under his government to the point that Venezuela has one of the top five per capita murder rates in the world. (Fox News)
Kaufman: Chavez Biography Review Sep 30, 2007
One of the best features of the book is the various side trips Jones takes in the early chapters into Venezuelan history and key events in the life of Simon Bolivar and other leaders who are largely unknown in the United States but who are heroes in Venezuela and much of Latin America ... As an organizer in the US Venezuela Solidarity Network, which is working to build opposition to US intervention in Venezuela and solidarity support for the poor majority which, for the first time in Venezuelan... (Zmag.org)
Wilpert: Changing Venezuela Introduction Sep 22, 2007
Chapter 1, The Dialectic of Counter-Revolution and Radicalization, reviews recent Venezuelan history and how this history made a radical project such as that of Chavezs Bolivarian Revolution possible. It shows how, ever since the 1920s, Venezuela had grown accustomed to constantly increasing oil revenues, which fueled the development of a strong and economically interventionist state. (Zmag.org)
Ellner: The Trial of Chavez Sep 2, 2007
Chvez's recent creation of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which he claims will be the most "democratic party in Venezuelan history," is designed to overcome this shortcoming by holding internal elections and calling an ideological congress. With such considerable resources at its disposal, the government cannot expect to avoid mistakes, which in any case are inevitable in this trial-and-error road to change. (Zmag.org)
Chávez takes 'crazy battalion' of supporters on the road Aug 5, 2007
" But rarely has the reception of foreign actors and writers been as warm as it was this week for Penn, whom Chvez, perhaps smarting from international condemnation over his government's treatment of critics in the local news media, hailed as "valiant" for his outspoken opposition to the war in Iraq and other policies of the Bush administration. After sending Penn on guided tours of Villa del Cine, the state movie studio near Caracas created to weaken Hollywood's grip on the film industry, and... (International Herald Tribune)
Lamrani: RSF and RCTV Jul 6, 2007
(19) Moreover, its important to emphasize RCTV has been sanctioned more than any other channel in Venezuelan history (six times) for violations of the law, and only one of these incidents has been during the Chvez presidency. (20). (Zmag.org)
Wilpert: RCTV in Venezuela Jun 5, 2007
With regard to diversification and democratization, the Chavez government has arguably done more than any government in Venezuelan history or in the history of most countries of the world. Enabling hundreds of community radio stations and of dozens of community television stations gives ordinary citizens access to the media in an unprecedented manner. (Zmag.org)
Munckton: Venezuela Communal Power May 29, 2007
It was the first brigade from Australia to visit Venezuela since Chavez's announcement of a new phase in the Bolivarian revolution following his re-election on an explicitly socialist platform in December last year with the largest vote in Venezuelan history. . (Zmag.org)
Chávez in search of leverage Apr 29, 2007
Implied in the idea of ALBA is that if you join it and praise it, you will get loans or donations from Venezuela,'' said Demetrio Boersner, a Venezuelan history professor and former diplomat. Boersner believes Ch;vez may eventually try to require ALBA member nations to break their commercial ties with the United States. (The Miami Herald)
Wilpert: Venezuela 2002 Coup Apr 15, 2007
It was estimated that anywhere between 300,000 and 500,000 Venezuelans participated, making it one of the largest demonstrations in Venezuelan history and certainly the largest demonstration of the opposition to Chavez. Once at the rallying point, one speaker after the other suggested that the demonstration should continue marching towards the Miraflores presidential palace, to demand the presidents resignation. (Zmag.org)
Chavez given absolute power Feb 1, 2007
"We are now in the greatest lottery in Venezuelan history," said Margarita Ramirez, 27, a law student. "Nobody is really sure how the president's plans are going to turn out and what his socialism will mean for us. But we trust him.". (Scotsman)
