Caracas, February 3, 2010 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Yesterday, Venezuela celebrated eleven years since President Hugo Chavez was first elected in 1998 on the back of a wave of popular rebellion against neo-liberalism in the Latin American country, signifying for many the beginning of what is referred to as the “Bolivarian Revolution”, a radical social process named after Latin American independence hero, Simón Bolivar. By Kiraz Janicke – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Venezuela Celebrates 11 Years of “Bolivarian Revolution” & Further Cabinet Changes Announced

From Arlen Specter : I have a two-part question, and just a brief statement of the issue. We have lost 2.3 million jobs as a result of the trade imbalance with China between 2001 and 2007. The remedies to save those jobs are very ineffective — long delays, proceedings before the International Trade Commission, subject to being overruled by the President.

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Trade Questions for Obama

3 February 2010 – As is custom at the beginning of each year, the different US agencies publish their famous annual reports on topics ranging from human rights, trafficking in persons, terrorism, threats, drug-trafficking, and other issues that indicate who will be this year’s target of US agression.

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[analysis] US Intelligence Report Classifies Venezuela as “Anti-US Leader”.

From a draft paper by Richard Stewart of NYU Law School, entitled “THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION: MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW”: The WTO imposes extensive GAL requirements of transparency, participation, reason giving and review on decision making by members’ domestic administrative bodies in order to ensure even-handed treatment of domestic and foreign private economic actors and prevent disguised protectionism.

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Global Administrative Law and GATT Article X

Merida, February 1 st , 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – On Sunday, president Hugo Chavez announced the creation of a special fund of $1 billion for the strengthening of the national electricity system; implementing 59 generation and distribution projects, and 50 operation and maintenance projects.

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[news] Venezuelan Government Invests in Electricity Infrastructure

From Luke Peterson : There are growing signs that investment treaty protections – while rarely discussed in media or human rights law circles – may be surprisingly useful in some cases of repression or censorship of foreign-owned media. While there is growing debate as to the uses of World Trade Organization agreements to combat certain forms of state repression of media actors, less attention has been paid to the potential of international investment law to combat certain forms of state censorship and repression.

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Investment Treaty Arbitration and Censorship

Hey it’s been a while since we checked in on our #1 best friend in the hemisphere, so let’s take a peek and see what valuable lessons of democracy we can learn from–SWEET JESUS WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!?! Let’s see, in the last week alone , The Colombian government has been forced to acknowledge its role in the assassination of an opposition Senator. Then somebody turned up a brand new mass grave chock full of more than two thousand “social leaders, campesinos and community human rights defenders” who managed to piss off the government

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Dispatches From The Greatest Democracy Ever

Merida, January 29 th , 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission CONATEL has lifted the suspension of four of the television stations that were suspended for failing to comply with Venezuela’s radio and television social responsibility law. By Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Suspension of 4 TV Channels Lifted

February 2009 marked ten years since Hugo Chávez took office in Venezuela, following a landslide election victory that swept the country’s traditional parties out of power. Since assuming the presidency, Chávez has presided over a controversial process of radical change, commonly referred to as the ‘Bolivarian revolution’ – after Simón Bolívar, who liberated Venezuela and much of South America from Spanish colonialism.

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[analysis] The Community Revolution

Yesterday Honduras’ pretend President Pepe Lobo was sworn in . Earlier in the day actual democracy president Manuel Zelaya was forced into exile in the Dominican Republic, in a WIN for the United States, yay. Anyway here is a sad video about the bloodless coup and all the people it killed and maimed

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More Terrible Death-Video From The Bloodless Coup

Merida, January 27 th , 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – According to a recently released UNESCO report on education, Venezuela’s number of children enrolled in school has significantly increased over the last 10 years, and its Education for all Development Index (EDI) has also increased considerably. Venezuela’s education minister welcomed the findings but said some of the data was inaccurate as it did not include any of the social missions. By Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] UNESCO: Education in Venezuela Has Greatly Improved

Caracas, January 26, 2010 ( venezuelanalysis.com ) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the appointment of a new Vice-President, Defence Minister, and Environment Minister shortly after three ministers resigned on Monday. In a statement broadcast on state-television Monday, Communications Minister Blanca Eeckhout said that President Chavez had accepted the resignations of the Vice-President Ramón Carrizalez, who is also Defence Minister, and his wife, Environment Minister Yubirí Ortega. By Kiraz Janicke and Gregory Wilpert – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Venezuela’s Chavez Announces Cabinet Re-Shuffle as Three Ministers Resign

Mérida, January 26 th 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – On Monday, violent protests against the temporary suspension of cable channels that violated media social responsibility laws in Venezuela left one pro-government and one opposition student dead, more than twenty police injured, and parts of downtown Merida burnt and damaged, while peaceful protests occurred in other major cities. By James Suggett – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Violent Protests Against Media Social Responsibility Measures Shake Merida, Venezuela

Caracas, January 26 th 2010 (FOCUS News Agency) – President Hugo Chavez on Monday said that Petrocaribe, Venezuela’s cut-rate regional energy alliance, will forgive quake-stricken Haiti’s debt, AFP reported. Haiti’s debt with Venezuela is USD 295 million, about one-third of its global foreign debt of USD 1 billion, according to International Monetary Fund figures

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[news] Venezuela’s Chavez Forgives Haiti’s Debt

From the Daily Telegraph : US authorities are considering relaxing an import ban on the Scottish delicacy, brought about by the BSE crisis in 1989, it was reported. The meat dish contains offal, including sheep lung, which was covered by the American restriction on some imported animal products. ..

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Trade in Everything: Haggis

Caracas, January 24 th 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – On Saturday, Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) temporarily closed six national cable television channels for failure to comply with the country’s Law on Social Responsibility in Radio and Television. The media law establishes standards for child and adult programming, prohibits racist, sexist or inflammatory content and incitement to violence, places limits on commercial advertising, and requires stations to broadcast important government announcements. By Kiraz Janicke and James Suggett – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Venezuela Sanctions Cable Television Channels for Failure to Comply with Media Law

Caracas January 24, 2009 (venezuelanalysis.com) – In politically polarised Venezuela, both supporters and opponents of President Hugo Chavez marched peacefully in the capital, Caracas, on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the civic-military uprising that overthrew US-backed dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez on January 23, 1958. By Kiraz Janicke – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Chavez Supporters and Opposition Rally in Venezuela on Anniversary of Overthrow of Dictator

World-renowned fake NGO “Freedom Haus” released its annual fake Freedom Report this week. Once again, Bolivia has been downscaled to “partly free,” a designation it has held since earlier this decade

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Freedom’s Just Another Word For…Bechtel On the Loose

Hey here is something that only happens every other week or so! The news is reporting on something maddeningly crazy that Hugo Chavez has said, only when you conduct your own independent investigation involving sophisticated journalistic techniques (Google) you find out that it is all, in fact, complete bullshit. Here’s how it worked this time, pretty much exactly like it works every other time: 1

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Venezuela Rocked By 7.2 Magnitude Rumor!

Mérida, January 22 nd 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – To curb price increases by businesses following a recent adjustment in the official exchange rate, the Venezuelan National Assembly passed a law reform on Thursday that will make it easier for the state to take custody of the provision of goods and services that are considered vital to the public welfare. By James Suggett – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Venezuela Reforms Consumer Protection Law to Combat Price Increases

There is little doubt, even among some opposition leaders (who normally oppose just about anything the government does), that the recent currency adjustment of the bolivar was economically necessary. It is a matter of basic math to realize that if inflation averaged 22% between 2005 and 2009 and each bolivar thereby lost about 72% of its purchasing power since the last currency adjustment, then maintaining the exchange rate at the same level during this entire period means imports become ever cheaper and Venezuelan-produced exports become ever more expensive in the rest of the world

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[analysis] Currency Adjustment: Necessary, but is it Socialist?

Caracas, January 22 nd 2010 – This Friday, Venezuela celebrates the launching of its first and only English language newspaper, the Correo del Orinoco International. While in the past other English-language publications have existed, none remain in circulation today, and no others have been created during the Bolivarian Revolution. By Correo del Orinoco International read more

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[news] Announcing Venezuela’s First and Only English Language Newspaper, Correo del Orinoco International

Mérida, January 21 st 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – A tense diplomatic exchange between Chilean President-Elect Sebastian Piñera and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez this week highlighted the political differences between the two leaders on a continent where the terms of economic integration and relations with the United States are in hot dispute. By James Suggett – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Chilean-Venezuelan Diplomatic Exchange Highlights Political Differences on Continent

From China Daily : Spain will propose that the European Union (EU) consider lifting an arms embargo on China and grant full market economy status to the country, Madrid's top envoy to Beijing has said. Elaborating on Spain's tasks during the six months it holds the EU rotating presidency, Carlos Blasco Villa told China Daily that Madrid will also promote the signing of a comprehensive cooperative partnership between China and the EU

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Market Economy Status and Arms Trade in Exchange for Chinese Currency Revaluation?

Caracas, January 20 th , 2009 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela has stepped up its aid effort to Haiti as a second earthquake rocked the Caribbean country again today. This follows a 7.3 magnitude earthquake which destroyed the Haitian capital, port-au-Prince last week leaving at least 75,000 people confirmed dead, 250,000 injured and millions homeless. By Kiraz Janicke – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Venezuela Steps Up Aid Effort to Haiti, Questions U.S. Military Deployment

Caracas, January 20 th , 2009 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The United Federation of Venezuelan Oil Workers (FUTPV), and Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA have finally reached agreement for a collective contract after factional disputes over union elections delayed negotiations for almost a year. By Kiraz Janicke – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Venezuelan Oil Workers Reach Collective Contract

There are few things more condescending and arrogant than a journalist who arrives in a foreign country, walks around briefly in its streets, and from a few superficial observations, believes they can make a judgement on the entire economic situation of a country, as well as the social movements and hopes of millions of members of that country. In yesterday’s article “Venezuela’s economy in further slide”, BBC journalist Robert Plummer admits it’s been a long time since he set foot in Venezuela. By Tamara Pearson – Venezuealanalysis.com read more

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[analysis] A Quick Response to BBC’s Article, “Venezuela’s economy in further slide”

Time was, you’d have to wait months following a major global tragedy before the douchebag commentary started to flow (Haha not really–how many Challenger Astronauts will fit in a Volkswagen, anyway?) It’s been just one short week after the most devastating natural disaster our Hemisphere has ever seen, and everybody is just awful. But who is the worst? Here’s a rundown of the contenders: Jesus Freaks

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Poll! Who’s Exploited the Haitian Earthquake In the Most Ridiculous Way "SO FAR"?

People in Latin America have frequently found themselves fighting regular forces and mercenary contractors coordinated ultimately by the United States Southern Command, the State Department and related US government bodies. That was true in Central America in the 1980s. It has been the case in Colombia for many years.

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[analysis] Nicaragua, ALBA, and Intellectual Betrayal

We wish to extend our warmest thanks and utmost gratitude for all of you who donated or became a sustainer during our 2009 fund raising campaign. We surpassed our goal of raising $10,000! This means we will be able to fund and even perhaps expand our operations throughout the year 2010.

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[news] Thank You for Helping Us Surpass Our $10,000 Fund Raising Goal!