Joyce Cole posted the other day some stirring music by Venezuela’s Gustavo Dudamel and a Venezuelan youth orchestra he leads, in relation to the annual TED prize. The actual … [Keep reading >>]

The BBC’s James Ingham has been following Chavez’ meetings with other regional leaders and was on hand for this bold announcement: “Mr Chavez has some key allies in his … [Keep reading >>]

The BBC is reporting that Chavez’s May Day speech will announce Venezuela’s immediate withdrawal from the IMF: “President Chavez has spoken of his ambition to set up what he calls … [Keep reading >>]

As promised, here’s the transcript of Hugo Chavez’ ol’ Devil Bush speech at the UN — er, transcript of the English translation of the Chavez speech….

[Chomsky's "Hegemony or Survival: The ... [Keep reading >>]

I happened to catch some of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s speech at the UN this morning. He was waving around a thick paperback by Noam Chomsky, recommending that it … [Keep reading >>]

Oh gnashing of teeth in D.C. over this little romance…

CIUDAD BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA — The VenIran tractor factory in remote eastern Venezuela is one of the signs of Iran’s growing presence … [Keep reading >>]

This ought to get a few spitoons in the White House filled up.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a fierce critic of the United States, said Saturday he will meet North Korean … [Keep reading >>]

Now this would be an interesting report to get hold of. Anyone see any mention of it elsewhere>

Future supplies of oil from Latin America are at risk because of … [Keep reading >>]

As Bush attempts to slap an arms embargo on Venezuela, the Guardian assesses the Chavez visit to Britain: “To some extent, Mr Chávez is a beneficiary of the crude logic … [Keep reading >>]

Writing in the St. Petersburg Times, Adam Smith notes that the ‘hard left’ politics that seemed to be sweeping over Latin America are giving way, in several countries, to a … [Keep reading >>]

Writing in the Guardian, the mayor of London, Ken Livingstone explains to readers, Tory critics and the Bush administration why Hugo Chavez is worthy of our support: “George Bush’s refusal … [Keep reading >>]

Hoo boy. While our ears were ringing and hurting from the news of Iran and Bush madness there were other noises we did not hear.

Venezuela Says U.S. Preparing For … [Keep reading >>]