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!

Caracas, January 19, 2009 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela’s Superintendency of Banks and Other Financial Institutions (SUDEBAN) announced that it has taken over three small private banks, InverUnion, Banco Del Sol and Mi Casa due to “serious” administrative problems on Monday. “The three entities have been subject to administrative action by the Supervisory Authority and their intervention has become necessary and urgent as their required recovery plans are not considered to be viable,” a SUDEBAN statement said

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[news] Venezuelan Government Takes Over Three Banks, Sanctions Ten More

Haiti opportunism, everybody’s catching the wave! Sure, we all shared a collective groan this week when we heard the medieval philosophy ooze from Pat Robertson’s pustuled piehole, or the casually repulsive xenophobia from shitbags like Steve King or Fox News , but let’s be honest. Those assholes are amateurs

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We Are Going to Freaking Own Haiti, Man

From the Economist : FRENCH internet executives, bloggers and web users cringed in early January when an independent report for the ministry of culture proposed a tax on online advertising revenues, aimed at American firms such as Google, Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo! and Facebook, to pay for new subsidies for the music, film and publishing industries.

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Google’s Troubles in Foreign Markets: First China, Now France?

Mérida, January 15 th 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – On Tuesday, the Honduran Congress voted to withdraw from the Venezuela-led trade bloc called the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA), and on Wednesday, Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes announced that his government will not align with the bloc. By James Suggett – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Honduras Withdraws from ALBA, El Salvador Won’t Join Despite FMLN Support

Venezuelan Vice President and Defense Minister Ramón Alonso Carrizales stated that his nation’s government held objective proof of the violation by a U.S. military aircraft of Venezuelan air space. He said the following: “On May 17, 2009, an American war plane took off from Curaçao, violated our air space and a flight-exclusion zone, the Orchilla Air Base

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[analysis] The Coups d’État in Latin America and the Dangers Facing Venezuela

From the FT : Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecoms equipment company, is to make a $500m investment in its research and development operations in the southern Indian city of Bangalore as part of an effort to avoid falling foul of tension between New Delhi and Beijing. Max Yang, Huawei's India chief executive, said his company was making efforts to have its local operations seen more as an Indian operation in an attempt to dispel a “mystique” impeding its business.

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Anti-Dumping Laws as a Reason for Foreign Investment

Caracas January 13, 2009 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela sent its first aid airplane to Haiti, a Bolivarian National Armed Force’s Hercules C-130, with a fifty-strong advance humanitarian aid team on board, on Wednesday morning, after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake leveled the country’s capital Port-au-Prince, late Tuesday. By Kiraz Janicke – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Venezuelan Humanitarian Team Arrives in Haiti after Earthquake

January 11, 2010 — At the meeting of left-wing political parties and socialists held in Caracas on the eve of the congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez called for the formation the Fifth Socialist International. By Pedro Fuentes – Links, International Journal of Socialist Renewal read more

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[analysis] Party of Socialism and Liberty, Brazil: Chavez’s call to form the Fifth International and the world situation

It is becoming more and more clear to me that the revolutionary process suffers from the absence of a fundamental factor, a vital key of any people: Consciousness of their cultural identity. The symptoms are, in real terms, the presence of expressions – in some cases terrible expressions – of the mass entertainment industry in events organised by the government that should be marked by a traditional character. By Eduardo Parra Istúriz – Aporrea read more

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[analysis] The Necessary Cultural Revolution

Mérida, January 12 th 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – After officially devaluing the national currency last Friday, the Venezuelan government announced a series of measures to increase the country’s exports, substitute its imports, boost electricity production, and combat price speculation, as purchasing frenzies sprung up in several major cities on Monday. However, union leaders have reacted with concern to the devaluation and recommended wage increases. By James Suggett – Venezuelanalysis.com read more

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[news] Venezuelan Government to Invest in Production and Combat Speculation Following Devaluation, but Union Leaders Concerned

Oh my gosh, guys! Elder Tate Brinton from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints “Mission to Tegucigalpa” totally met Honduran strongman Roberto Micheletti this weekend and it was so neat! See what happened is that Brinton’s got a friend who has a friend who cleans the dictator’s house, right? So they got a tour and the fake president–who came to power in a coup last summer–even came out and shook their hand and everything! But like a lunkhead Elder Brinton totally forgot to have a Book of Mormon on hand and wasn’t able to give one to the guy who officially ended democracy in Honduras, forever. Sheesh, guy, what a fudge-up! Anyways then they went and ate

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My Day w/ The Despot, By Elder Brinton