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The revolutionary process in Venezuela: an embryonic workers and peasants state
In February 27, 1989, in the poor hillside barrios that surround Caracas, Monday morning began like any other. As they made their way down the precipitous paths and stairways to the main roads, they found that bus fares had doubled and student discount fares were no longer valid.
'Socialism in one country' and the Cuban Revolution
By Celia Hart
Two important meetings in Caracas
In December, Caracas was the setting for two significant gatherings. It is no surprise that the capital of Venezuela was the location for these two meetings.
Chavez ends WSF with call to transcend capitalism
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was warmly received at the 2005 edition of the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where he held several meetings with local leaders, intellectuals and activists, and gave the closing speech in Gigantinho Stadium.
The Venezuelan revolution and the need for solidarity
Stuart Munckton is the national coordinator of the Australian socialist youth organisation Resistance. This the text of a talk presented to a Democratic Socialist Perspective (DSP) educational conference in January 2005.
Model for the Third World? The Chilean Economy since Allende
For supporters of neo-liberal prescriptions for the ills of the Third World, the experience of Chile over the past thirty years is a standard reference.
The Latin American Left in the '90s: Interview with Daniel Ortega
LINKS interviews Daniel Ortega on developments In Nicaragua and the role of the FSLN.