Hurricane Hugo and Typhoon Mahmoud
venezuelaKeywords: hugo chavezmahmoud ahmadinejadrodrigo acuna19 November, 2007: Rodrigo Acuña rides on the political rollercoaster with Hugo Chávez There are some cities where the Venezuelan Head of...
View ArticleNo to Socialism for the 21st Century
venezuelaRodrigo Acuña examines the fall out from the Venezuelan Constitutional referendum.In a surprise result, it was announced on 3 December that Venezuelan voters have rejected the 69 reforms to...
View ArticleIs Chávez's Win A Good Thing?
venezuelaKeywords: hugo chavezvenezuelajames arvanitakislatin american politicsoil pricesamy tylerlatin americaChávez got the "Yes" he wanted — but he hasn't managed to silence fears that his populist...
View ArticleWhere In The World Is Hugo Chavez?
venezuelaKeywords: hugo chavezvenezuelanm wrapWhat happens when a demagogue who's anything but media-shy drops off the radar? Venezuela's president had surgery in Cuba this month and barely a tweet has...
View ArticleThe Captain Of A Sinking Ship?
venezuelaKeywords: mediahugo chavezvenezuelarodrigo acunaThe foreign media are reporting that Hugo Chavez is unpopular and the Venezuelan economy is tanking but on the ground, things look a little...
View ArticleChavez Signs Off
venezuelaKeywords: hugo chavezchavezobituarylatin americachavismoandrew selfHugo Chavez won election after election in Venezuela and transformed the lives of the country's poor - making plenty of...
View ArticleHugo Chavez's Critics Are Blind
venezuelaKeywords: economicsguy rundlehugo chavezvenezuelapovertyfriedrich hayekneoliberalismchavismoHugo Chavez's political program vastly improved the lives of Venezuela's poor. His critics refuse to...
View ArticleChavez Was The Essence Of A Military Man
venezuelaKeywords: hugo chavezvenezuelaemma cannenfeminist politicsUnder Hugo Chavez the lines between civilian and military life became blurred. This led to the increasing masculinisation of...
View Article‘A Real Revolutionary Must Be Truly Feminist’
venezuelaKeywords: hugo chavezvenezuelafeminismtamara pearsonDespite Chavez's strongman image, women are everywhere to be seen in Venezuela's messy, problematic, beautiful and very joyful revolution,...
View ArticleThe Other Story Of Venezuela's Riots
venezuelaKeywords: venezuelahugo chaveznicolás maduroVenezuela's opposition have never accepted defeat at the ballot box. The riots in Tachira are a sign that they can't wait until 2015 for another...
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