On AlterNet: venezuela

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Noam Chomsky Denounces Hugo Chávez for 'Assault' on Democracy

Rory Carroll, The Guardian. July 2, 2011.

Renowned American intellectual accuses the Venezuelan leader of concentrating too much power in his own hands

Luis Posada, Right-wing Terrorist and Former CIA Asset, Goes to Trial

Peter Kornbluh, The Nation. January 11, 2011.

Posada is still not being charged with actually perpetrating those terrorist operations, only with lying about aspects of his involvement in orchestrating them.

Isolated by the U.S., Iran Builds Ties With Latin America

Richard Javad Heydarian, Foreign Policy in Focus. November 29, 2010.

Iran and Venezuela are launching joint ventures in sectors such as energy, agriculture, manufacturing, housing, and infrastructure.

With Opposition to U.S. Militarism in Latin America on the Rise, Colombian and Venezuelan Govs Clash

Moira Birss, AlterNet. July 30, 2010.

Relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate.

Why One Undocumented Student is Walking the Trail of Dreams

Carolyn Goossen, New America Media. March 17, 2010.

Carlos is one of the four Trail of Dreams walkers – students walking 1,500 miles from Miami to Washington, D.C. –who are calling for the implementation of The Dream Act.

Honduras Crisis Forces Obama to Focus on Latin America

Tom Hayden, The Nation. July 1, 2009.

Will Obama side with a democratically elected government that happens to be a Venezuelan ally?

In Venezuela, Shootings of Union Organizers Common

Humberto Márquez, IPS News. May 18, 2009.

So far this year, four Ciudad Guayana activists belonging to different construction industry unions have been murdered.

Hugo Chavez: Released Gitmo Prisoners Can Come to Venezuela

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 3, 2009.

"We wouldn't have any problem in taking in human beings," Chavez said this week, calling on the U.S. to "finish with that miserable prison."

Venezuela Ends Term Limits

Patrick Irelan, CounterPunch. February 20, 2009.

Venezuelan voters have approved a referendum that ends term limits for the president and all other elected officials.

Journalists Face Escalation of Violence

Humberto Márquez, IPS News. January 23, 2009.

"The journalistic profession is in mourning."

What Venezuela's Regional Elections Really Mean

Olivia Burlingame Goumbri, AlterNet. December 3, 2008.

State and municipal elections held in Venezuela strongly favored President Chávez and his political party.

Conversations with Chavez and Castro

Sean Penn, The Nation. November 26, 2008.

Sean Penn talks with Raúl Castro about Obama and Guantánamo and Hugo Chávez about human rights and the next U.S. administration.

A New Cold War Brewing in Latin America?

Revolter, BoRev. July 25, 2008.

Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos today stated that he "still does not know what [the CSD] is for."

In Latin America, Crime Pays if You Own a TV Station

BoRev, BoRev. July 12, 2008.

At least according to the Miami Herald.

A Hidden Agenda: John McCain and the International Republican Institute

Sarah Hamburger, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. June 26, 2008.

The senator's ties to the infamous quasi-governmental organization require far greater scrutiny.

Chavez's Call for FARC Disarmament Takes Washington By Surprise

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. June 11, 2008.

Political chasm between Washington and Latin America continues to deepen, as Chavez rejects FARC's armed campaign.

Chávez's Fix

Daniel Wilkinson, The Nation. March 3, 2008.

Venezuela deserves to be the subject of a vigorous regional debate. Instead what we've gotten has been more like a shouting match.

What Does Castro's Resignation Mean for Cuba?

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. February 20, 2008.

The Cuban people have suffered under an arrogant and idealistic revolutionary whose vision floundered on the rocks of cynical U.S. foreign policy.

Venezuela: Why the Barrios Still Love Hugo

Calvin Tucker, Comment Is Free. February 19, 2008.

Despite the rightwing media campaign against him, Chávez is still popular in Venezuela because his tenure has made a difference.

"Suitcase Scandal" is Another U.S. Foreign Policy Blunder

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. January 10, 2008.

The "suitcase scandal" has alienated the new Argentine government and will only further sully Washington's reputation in Latin America.

Venezuela: The Democratic Process Is Working

Katie Halper, AlterNet. December 6, 2007.

AlterNet caught up with author and activist Chesa Boudin in Caracas to get the scoop on the defeat of Hugo Chavez's referendum.

Updated: Will a Set-back for Hugo Chavéz be a Victory for Rational Discourse?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 4, 2007.

Joshua Holland: Don't count on it.

Down but not out in Caracas

Seumas Milne, Comment Is Free. December 4, 2007.

Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution suffered a setback in the form of the referendum defeat. But it's far from finished.

Democracy Still Alive and Well in Venezuela

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. November 27, 2007.

When it comes to the commercial media's portrayal of Latin American politics, words like "democracy" and "dictatorship" have no meaning.

The World's Sole Superpower in Fast Decline

Dilip Hiro, TomDispatch.com. August 23, 2007.

In almost every measure, the United States is past its zenith. A look at the challenges that are bringing the heyday to a halt.