Hugo Chavez must be remembered for his leading role in transforming the lives of millions of people. Chavez’s stand for democracy and equality, his commitment to social justice and his opposition to western militarism over the past ten years or so has been part of my political awakening and inspired a new generation on the […]
Posts under ‘Latin America’
Hugo Chavez: His legacy beyond the media distortions
Mar 6th, 2013 by John Millington.“Chavez had not stolen an election. He didn’t have to. And now he is gone, we will never know if he ever would have done.” One of the more bizarre and unintentionally funny comments by otherwise respected C4 journalist Jonathan Rugman sums up the absurdity of the anti-Chavez rhetoric currently being dumped across the media highways.
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Chávez: the revolution will not be televised
Mar 6th, 2013 by Newsdesk.2002 documentary about the April 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt which briefly deposed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. A television crew from Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ happened to be recording a documentary about Chávez during the events of April 11, 2002. Shifting focus, they followed the events as they occurred. During their filming, the crew recorded images […]
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Lessons on Ecuador’s progressive alternatives to neo-liberal crisis
Feb 15th, 2013 by Lee Brown.London’s Bolivar Hall was packed out on Tuesday night to learn about the progressive developments underway in Ecuador and offer solidarity against attempts to reverse this. Supported by Unite the Union, Tribune magazine and the organising committee of the annual Latin America Conference amongst others, the meeting was one of the first in the Britain […]
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Living wage – Ecuador shows the way
Feb 6th, 2013 by Hazel Nolan.Living wage policies can be radical when they are more than a simple ‘take it or leave’ it opt-in for employers, but they can be practical at the same time. Gavin Edwards recently wrote an excellent article for LabourList, picking up on the need for a statutory living wage. Gavin shows how the two main right-wing […]
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Venezuela hard-Right back coup to oust elected government
Jan 29th, 2013 by Matt Willgress.Prominent, hardline elements of Venezuela’s right-wing opposition have launched and widely circulated what has been termed a “coup petition” against Venezuela’s elected Government, in one of a series of recent attempts to destabilise the situation and undermine the country’s elected government, which enjoys clear majority support. The petition’s preamble calls on “the Venezuelan democratic society […]
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Don’t (cry for me) pay up now, Argentina
Nov 29th, 2012 by Ann Pettifor.“I had to let it happen I had to change Couldn’t stay all my life down at heel Looking out of the window Staying out of the sun So I chose freedom” (lyrics – Tim Rice) Few of our readers (we suspect) will have heard of NML Capital Ltd – a company which today is […]
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The momentum’s still with Chavez, not the opposition
Nov 3rd, 2012 by Lee Brown.Hugo Chavez was re-elected with a landslide in October winning a record number of votes having added 800,000 votes to his 2006 tally, a previous record. Yet, some media – often the very same outlets that had predicted Chavez would lose or that it would be a very close race – have given the impression […]
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The fight against racism in Venezuela
Oct 18th, 2012 by Aaron Kiely.The re-election of Hugo Chavez earlier this month underlined once again how it is Latin America that is the beacon of hope in the world for all those looking for alternatives to austerity. His landslide re-election was the 15th election since Hugo Chavez came to office in 1999. His coalition of supporters has won all […]
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Huge stakes in Venezuelan election
Oct 5th, 2012 by Matt Willgress.In the labour movement and wider progressive circles in recent years there has been increasing interest in progressive changes in Latin America as people look for successful and progressive alternatives to the failed policies of neo-liberalism, austerity, cuts and privatisation. At the centre of these is Venezuela, where a crucial presidential election takes place this […]
