London 28.01.06 | In doing research for a paper I have to present in a conference later on this year, I have come across, too often, with the notion that neoliberalism is the main culprit…
London 21.01.06 | It continues to amaze me the sheer disregard that purportedly respected journalists have for facts. Even more worrying is their continuous repetition of old cliches, politically charged articles, in which they pretend…
02.12.05 | Diplomatic sources in Caracas report about an opinion trend that appears to be gathering force. The «electoral boycott» hypothesis, peddled by Venezuela’s officialdom and its OAS sidekicks, has it that the decision of…
29.11.05 | Translation of Primero Justicia (PJ): Justice First. Grasp the message behind the name; Justice above all else. In a surprisingly unexpected move major parties Accion Democratica (AD) and COPEI announced yesterday that they…
29.11.05 | All the major political parties have announced withdrawal from the electoral race of next Sunday, in which Venezuelans would choose Assemblymen. Accion Democratica, COPEI, Fuerza Liberal, Polo Democratico, Venezuela de Primera, Movimiento Republicano,…
29.11.05 | Hugo Chavez’s spinmeisters love to sing the mantra «Venezuela wants to have the most cordial relations with the USA, based in mutual respect and understanding…» Well, how does the barring a BIPARTISAN US…
Aleksander Boyd interviews Olavo de Carvalho 21.11.05 | Recently I had the chance to spend some time with an extraordinary individual. Of Brazilian origin, this university professor, thinker, philosopher and self-made investigative journalist revealed a…
16.11.05 | Very few people, if that, have commented about the repercussions that a Venezuelan National Assembly chocked full of chavistas will have for the region. To date most of the agreements into which Venezuela…
London 20.10.05 | A friend called my attention a few days ago to a closing keynote speech «Biometric voter authentication – one voter – one vote» that was to be given today by Jorge Rodriguez,…
Un amigo me llamó la atención hace unos días sobre un discurso de cierre «Autenticación biométrica de votantes – un votante – un voto» que iba a dar hoy Jorge Rodríguez, Presidente del Consejo Nacional…