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Elias Sánchez
Communal Council spokesperson in Merida, Venezuela

News

Victoria Nuland of the U.S. State Department warned Latin American countries that they could be vulnerable to sanctions if they

Chavez: U.S Threats to Sanction Latin America Are “Absurd”

Jan 18th

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has criticised the U.S. State Department’s “absurd” decision to threaten Latin American countries with sanctions should they engage in trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Venezuelans Begin Registering in Government’s Knowledge and Work Mission
Jan 17th
Chavez Gives Annual Speech to the Nation, Announces New Security Mission
Jan 17th
Statement: Venezuela Withdraws Consular Personnel in Miami
Jan 17th
Venezuela’s National Cement Production up 10% in 2011
Jan 14th
CELAC Holds First Meeting of Triumvirate Countries, Designates Priorities
Jan 13th
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Blog Entries

Obama’s State Department Now Takes Cues from Right-Wing Cubans on Venezuela
Jan 13th
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Opinion & Analysis

The Distinguishing Features of Latin America's New Left in Power: The Governments of Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, and Rafael Correa

By Steve Ellner - Latin American Perspectives, Jan 17th

Most political analysts place the governments of Hugo Chávez (Venezuela), Evo Morales (Bolivia) and Rafael Correa (Ecuador) in the same category but without defining their common characteristics. However there is a need to go beyond the rhetoric of many of the left’s detractors and defenders, and to examine the wide range of similarities in order to determine just how new the new left is. 

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The Opposition Primaries - Playing Democracy
By Arturo Rosales- Axis of Logic, Jan 16th
Venezuela in the UK Media, Part 2: Business Interests and the Refining of the Media Campaign
By News Unspun, Jan 15th
Opposition Candidate Leopoldo Lopez: A Corrupt “Pretty Boy” with Extremist Credentials
By Correo del Orinoco, Jan 15th
Venezuela: The Threat of a Good Example?
By Eva Golinger, Jan 13th
Another Way is Possible: Fair Trade, Cooperation and Solidarity
By Nick Hoskyns, David McKnight , Jan 13th
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Venezuela in images

Putting Community First: Bolivarian Police in Barrio Antímano, Caracas - This past Wednesday, the Venezuelan government gave equipment to the National Bolivarian Police (PNB) in the barrio of Antímano, and announced the creation of a national Criminal Investigation Service. Formed in 2009, the PNB represents a new kind of policing in Venezuela and throughout the world, aimed at dealing with the problem of crime through prevention and community engagement. 

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Indigenous spokespeople, Venezuela (archive)

Indigenous Policy in Venezuela: Between Unity and Pluralism

By James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com, Oct 12th

In celebration of the Day of Indigenous Resistance on October 12th, the Venezuelan government announced numerous initiatives aimed at assisting and empowering indigenous communities. While such initiatives as well as rights guaranteed in the constitution have successfully come to fruition in many indigenous communities, they have faced obstacles in others.

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Economic Indicators

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This CEPR paper "The Chávez Administration at 10 Years" from February 2009 looks at some of the most important economic and social indicators during the 10 years of the Chávez administration in Venezuela, as well as the current economic expansion.

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Demystifying Venezuela’s Inflation: The Opposition’s Red Herring
By Tamara Pearson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Sep 30th
[Part I] One Interview, Two Voices: A Look at Venezuela Today
By Juan Reardon, Maria Perez, and Edwin Chirinos Duque - Venezuelanalysis.com, Jun 30th
Venezuela’s 21st Century Socialism and the Difficult Journey from ‘Me’ to ‘Us’
By Franklin Rosales - Venezuelanalysis.com, May 25th
Venezuela’s Dreams and Demons: Has the Bolivarian Revolution Changed Education?
By Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com, Mar 18th
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Interview

Elio Sayago, Worker-President of CVG Alcasa (Aporrea)

Workers’ Control, Challenges and the Revolutionary Government: An Interview with Elio Sayago, President of CVG Alcasa

By Lucha de Clases, Jan 3rd

In this important interview, Worker-President of aliminium factory CVG Alcasa, Elio Sayago, details the history of workers' control at the plant, the attempts made by government bureaucrats and politicians to sabotage the workers' control project there, as well as the workers attempts to consruct a post-capitalist order through changing the social relations of production.

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