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Lights, Camera, Hypocrisy! Oliver Stone and the World Cup Boondoggle
EspañolThere’s big money south of the border. And Oliver Stone is taking his cut. The controversial US filmmaker, known for polishing the images of Latin-American despots on the silver screen, made...
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Cuba’s Tolerable Opposition: Carlos Varela, a Weary Protest Genre
Español When Carlos Varela accepts his honorary degree at Queen’s University later this year, he will address a crowd that is arguably more supportive of the Cuban regime than most Cubans. Queen’s...
View ArticleChavismo Apologists: The Long Arm of the “Official” Story
Enrique Standish says foreign correspondents heading to Venezuela must take a critical position on government propaganda. If you are from the United States, the PanAm Post contributor warns, “You . . ....
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Venezuela: “The Most Democratic Country in the Western Hemisphere”
EspañolGeorge Ciccariello-Maher has stepped up to defend the Venezuelan regime. An assistant professor of political science at Drexel University in Philadelphia and author of We Created Chávez: A...
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The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth on Venezuela?
EspañolMark Weisbrot is a man on a mission to correct misinformation about Venezuela. Co-founder of the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), Weisbrot has repeatedly...
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The Canadian Lobby’s Deference towards Latin America: Venezuela 1, Honduras 0
EnglishThe Canadian government should denounce extreme violence against human rights activists and political opponents, widespread impunity and corruption, judicial politicization, and institutional...
View ArticleChavistas Have Their Foreign-Intervention Cake and Eat It Too
EspañolHow much is foreign intervention worth in Venezuela? The Venezuelan government and its supporters repeatedly claim that the United States has earmarked millions of dollars to topple Venezuela’s...
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Why Are Professors Legitimizing State-Led Repression against Venezuelan...
University students react to tear gas fired by National Guard during protest. Source: PanAm Post staff. EspañolA professor’s bid to legitimize state-led repression against student protesters ought to...
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Human Rights Watch Alert: All-Star Cast Doing Dirty Work for Venezuelan Regime?
Source: Human Rights Watch. Español There is something amiss when a group of highly credentialed scholars rubber-stamp an argument that would fail the smell test were it submitted by an undergrad —...
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Have Venezuela’s Soothsayer Prosecutors Cracked the Leopoldo López Code?
EnglishIn the market for prosecutorial clairvoyance, Venezuela is an emerging leader. Earlier this month, a Caracas judge ruled that jailed opposition politician Leopoldo López must stand trial for...
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