Chavez for beginners...
I’ve decided to add a few pages to the site specifically geared at people who don’t know much about Venezuela and want a quick explanation of what’s happening....
Life
Chavez spooked
At first, it seemed like just another of Chavez’s folkloric eccentricities. On Sunday, he valiantly faced down the latest imperialist threat from the USA: Halloween. Calling it a...
Chavez spooked
At first, it seemed like just another of Chavez’s folkloric eccentricities. On Sunday, he valiantly faced down the latest imperialist threat from the USA: Halloween. Calling it a...
Venezuela Understood
Thanks to GP (writing in Daniel’s Blog) for pointing me to two outstanding pieces by Alma Guillermoprieto published recently in The New York Review of Books. They are...
Venezuela Understood
Thanks to GP (writing in Daniel’s Blog) for pointing me to two outstanding pieces by Alma Guillermoprieto published recently in The New York Review of Books. They are...
Opinion Duel: Day Four
Gustavo Coronel’s final piece.
Opinion Duel: Day Four
Gustavo Coronel’s final piece.
Opinion Duel, Day Three
My reply to Gustavo Coronel is here.
Opinion Duel, Day Three
My reply to Gustavo Coronel is here.
Sunday Roundup: Compare and Contrast
The Washington Post runs a tough editorial today (free registration required) on the intimidation of Venezuelan Human Rights Organizations under Chavez. Key paragraph: One conspicuous victim of this...
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