Mortality, Electoral Mandates, and Revolution
To consolidate '21st-century socialism' Hugo Chávez needs to achieve a synthesis between participatory and representative democracy.
Venezuela’s wealth is being plundered
The political stalemate in Venezuela leaves the country wide open to plunder by international creditors, banks and vulture funds. Meanwhile, the country cannot spend its own money to combat Covid-19.
VENEZUELA: CHAVISMO WITHOUT CHAVEZ
While opinion polls suggest that Nicolás Maduro, Chávez’s designated successor, should win a comfortable victory in the 14 April elections, there is a real risk of sabotage, says Frederick B. Mills.
Bulletin 18 January 2010
Haiti: ONU asks Haitians to “be patient” ♦ Open air cabinet meeting ♦ Some return to "normality” in the middle of the chaos ♦ Hugo Chávez: The US controls Haiti ♦ Chile: Right wins presidential election
Venezuela: the opposition has played into Maduro’s hands
By failing to reach out to the poor MUD has missed a golden opportunity to weaken Chavez' successor.
Nicaragua and Venezuela may be ‘hit’ over Libya
The hacker activist group, Anonymous, has said it may attack media and government websites in Nicaragua and Venezuela because of pro-Gaddafi stance.
VENEZUELA: CALL FOR URGENT ACTION
On 3 March Sabino Romero, an indigenous Yukpa chief, was killed in Zulia state. His daughter, Zenaida Romero,also a prominent leader, is now in danger. Please sign the petition calling for protection for her.
VENEZUELA: THE US IS ONCE MORE IN DENIAL
US refusal to recognize the Maduro victory stands in sharp contrast to congratulations from the rest of the hemisphere.
Broadband Cable On its Way to Unplugged Cuba
Fibre-optic cable laid from Venezuela brings the promise of speedy internet to one of the world's least connected countries.
A Decade of Refounding Honduras
As we enter a new decade Gerardo Torres Zelaya looks at the path of the left in Latin America and the roots of popular resistance which have grown in the last 10 years.