-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Ewan Robertson (VA) , – This year the Venezuelan government plans to continue its pace of land expropriations in order to move towards what it terms “agrarian socialism”. According to the 2014 national budget, the government’s National Land Institute (INTI) aims to expropriate 350,000 hectares of land this year. The latest land occupation facilitated by … Continue reading
~by Joel Kovel~ This was delivered as the Keynote Address at the International Ecosocialist Conference Quito, Ecuador, June 2013 (modified, July 2013) Dedicated to Chico Mendes We live in an epoch of radical crisis. From the economic side, we see intractable stagnation and vicious class polarization. And from another side, which I shall call the … Continue reading
CARACAS—The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says a group of South American and Caribbean countries have adopted a common plan of action to eradicate hunger and poverty, designed with FAO support. The FAO says the agreement was announced during the Second Extraordinary Summit of the Petrocaribe oil bloc and the Bolivarian Alliance for the … Continue reading
By: Frederick B. Mills, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs and Professor of Philosophy at Bowie State University and William Camacaro, MFA, Member of the Bolivarian Circle of New York “Alberto Lovera” December 6, 2013 · in COHA Research, Economic, Venezuela Over the past two months, efforts to introduce a bill in the Venezuelan National Assembly … Continue reading
Nov 22nd 2013, by Correo del Orinoco International Duilliam Virigay is a national spokesperson of the Simon Bolivar National Communal Front (FNCSB) and the Bolivar and Zamora Revolutionary Current (CRBZ). (agencies) Last week, as hundreds of community activists gathered in downtown Caracas to demonstrate their steadfast support for the socialist policies of Venezuelan President Nicolas … Continue reading
By DEMOCRACY NOW! http://www.democracynow.org – A group of 133 developing nations have walked out of a key part of the climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, amidst a conflict over how countries who have historically emitted the most greenhouse gases should be held financially responsible for some of the damage caused by extreme weather in nations with low … Continue reading
By Alba Tv, Hispan Tv and Revolucion Alimentaria Last Saturday November 16, the 1st. National Meeting of Comuneros (commoners) took place in Caracas, Venezuela. They debated proposals and actions built along the 5 regional meetings developed in recent months across Venezuela. More than 500 communes and more than 6,000 commoners from across the country participated … Continue reading
By TAMARA PEARSON VENEZUELANALYSIS.COM, November 6th 2013 1) What scarcity really is – It’s been a long time since we last found powdered milk, perhaps it was three months ago in a government Mercal. The other week, though, I saw some for sale in a small shop down by Avenue Las Americas. There were three 1kg cans of … Continue reading
By News Bulletin. Translation & commentary by Axis of Logic La Iguana TV. Axis of Logic Monday, Oct 21, 2013 Editor’s Comment: The corporate media in the United States and Europe are fond of reporting “shortages” of essential goods available to the public in Venezuela. It seems that one of their favorite items for such reporting … Continue reading
Oct 17th 2013, by Ryan Mallett-Outtrim Urban agriculture in Merida (Tamara Pearson/Venezuelanalysis) Mérida, 16th October 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Three hundred and twenty Venezuelan technicians trained with support from the United Nations World Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are being put to work to improve domestic agricultural productivity, President Nicolas Maduro announced yesterday. Speaking to state broadcaster … Continue reading
Revolución Alimentaria 