Red Pepper Venezuela Blog

Thursday, December 24 2010, by Debate Socialista
President Chávez practices the Property of the Homeland concept which is superior to the concept of Social Property. He wraps it, and he gives it meaning. He makes it more human, more understandable and he brings it closer to the people’s souls....

Monday 31st May 2010, by Tamara Pearson - Venezuelanalysis.com
Merida, May 31st, 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – “The only weapon my son had was his video camera,” said the Cristina Soler, mother of David Segarra, a Spanish Telesur journalist and resident of Venezuela, who was detained early this morning by Israeli...

By Steve Ellner - Latin American Perspectives (January 2010 Vol. 37, No.1.)
Now that the presidency of Hugo Chávez is beginning its second decade, the insistence of some critics on holding the government accountable by evaluating its concrete results becomes increasingly compelling. The assessment of gains and shortcomings is...

27 March 2010, by Pablo Navarrete - Green Left Weekly
February 4 marked 11 years since Hugo Chavez first assumed the presidency in Venezuela, following a landslide election victory that swept the country’s discredited traditional parties out of power....