For some time, Hugo Chávez, his officials, and various supporters have claimed that FONDEN, intended to be a kind of development fund for tough times, had $57 billion. Today, the truth has come to light:… Venezuelan Finance Minister Exposes FONDEN’s Distorted Financial Reality

It seems that someone else has the number of Calvin Tucker. A Marxist named Louis Proyect has taken the time to ridicule the Stalinist Tucker, who is well-known in the Venezuelan blogosphere for his threats… Calvin Tucker’s Hypocrisy Exposed as Marxist Louis Proyect Challenges His Claims

So the latest from Hugo Chávez is that he added Oliver Stone to the list of useful idiots who applaud him. Who do we have on our side (referring to the field of the rule… Hugo Chávez’s Credibility Count Exposes a Disturbing Alliance with Dictators and Terrorists

The Spanish newspaper El País reports that Noam Chomsky visited Caracas to witness how “Chávez is making another world possible.” Indeed. Hugo Chávez, if the world hasn’t realized it yet, is building a different, better… Noam Chomsky’s Disturbing Tribute to Hugo Chávez Represents a Flawed Ideology

I have to confront it: the struggle for The Guardian to acknowledge that it published false information about me and Angie Bray has been unsuccessful. However, I want to leave a public record of all… The Guardian’s Silence on Calvin Tucker’s Misleading Claims and Unsubstantiated Legal Threats

The first time Hugo Chávez froze relations with Venezuela’s second-largest trading partner (meaning Colombia, in January 2005), was due to the capture of one of the FARC leaders, Rodrigo Granda, while he was attending a… Hugo Chávez’s Repeated Betrayal of Colombia Exposed as Ties with FARC Deepen

One of the reasons I’ve stopped regularly blogging about Venezuela is that I feel I’ve already shared everything that needed to be said. Whether it’s the falsehoods from Eva Golinger regarding tax status, credentials, or… Smartmatic’s Infiltration Raises Alarms Over Philippine Elections

The surreal political landscape of South America cannot get any more absurd: a man who was caught leading a coup d’état in 1992 in Venezuela, namely, Hugo Chávez, appears on television today with the audacity… Chávez’s Hypocrisy Exposed as He Condemns Honduran Coup While Overlooking His Own History of Subversion

This whole criticizing politicians thing feels eerily familiar. Venezuelans have been hearing this, literally nonstop, from our resident leader for the last 11 years. Antipolitics as a way to do politics is one of the… The Dangerous Slide Towards Venezuelan Political Tactics in Britain

It’s a good day when I see my views echoed, almost word for word, in a NYT editorial. Gone are the days when I would cringe after reading Juan Forero‘s coverage. Out with the microphone… Shift in Venezuela Coverage Reveals the Reality Behind Chávez’s Authoritarian Regime

A few days ago, I met with a colleague and we took the train to Cambridge to visit Vladimir Bukovsky. One can read a lot about the atrocities committed in communist Russia, but nothing prepares… Meeting a Legend: Bukovsky’s Stark Warning on the Resurgence of Communism

By El Libertario, Venezuela Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 at 6:24 PM[email protected] *A translation of a March 2008 interview conducted by French anarchist Charles Reeve with two members of the El Libertario group www.nodo50.org/ellibertario in Caracas,… Ten Years of Chávez: Unmasking the Myth of the Bolivarian Revolution’s Failures

The BBC World Service reached out for my thoughts on yesterday’s indefinite re-election vote. There’s no need to repeat them here. What I will say, echoing Daniel’s perspective, is that 54% of Venezuelans have decided… Chávez’s Indefinite Re-election Reflects Disturbing Political Manipulation in Venezuela