Venezuela
South American & African countries hold historic meeting
October 7, 2009Leaders of more than 60 South American and African countries met on Margarita Island, Venezuela, last month, raising the possibility of a new bloc of nations that can reduce their dependence on the U.S. and other...
Read moreUS/Colombia agreement targets Venezuela
August 4, 2009A U.S.-Colombian agreement divulged last month is emblematic of what Le Monde Diplomatique correspondent Omar Roberto Rodriguez characterized as a “brutal counteroffensive” against “progressive and democratic governments.” Colombia will allow the United States for 10 years...
Read moreChavez lambasts big pharmaceutical firms
June 24, 2009Venezuela plans to scrap some pharmaceutical patents and allow domestic manufacturers to produce generic drugs. Commerce Minister Eduardo Saman declared at the weekend that Venezuela's socialist government would annul patents on some medicines under a reform...
Read moreOPINION: Cuba and Venezuela are not enemies
April 29, 2009The Obama administration did the right thing when they ordered the closing of the Guantanemo torture prison, and restored the right of US Cubans to travel and send remittances to their relatives on the island nation.
Read moreVenezuelan and Chicago leaders discuss creating peoples power
March 28, 2009CHICAGO – In an effort to share experiences led by grassroots struggles, leaders from Venezuela and local community groups here on the Southwest Side of the city came together to talk about what it takes to...
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