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Socialists Sweep Venezuelan State Elections as Chavez Recovers in Cuba

December 18, 2012


10 Years Since the Venezuelan Coup

April 11, 2012

An excerpt from the film ‘Inside the Revolution’ that tells the story of the 2002 coup against Hugo Chavez

Can Chávismo survive without Hugo?

January 12, 2009

Hugo Chávez and the national assembly have initiated a second attempt, by referendum, to amend the Venezuelan constitution so Chávez can run for re-election in 2012. A similar referendum was narrowly defeated in December of 2007, the only defeat Chávez has endured in eleven trips to the polls since he was elected in 1998. So if Venezuela´s revolution is about empowering the grassroots, then why is it important that Chávez stay on as leader? The Real News spoke to Miguel Tinker Salas by phone from Venezuela to get his analysis.