Editor's Note: Last night I received a phone text mail message from a friend citing news that Bank of America Merrill Lynch recognized in an investment report that President Chavez will be re-elected and even if he cannot stand for re-election for health reasons, his substitute will win anyway. - LMB ... » read this article

Editor's Comment: Venezuela's National Assembly passed extraordinary new labor laws in support of workers on April 30, 2012. In a time when workers have had their rights stripped away and capitalist economies are collapsing throughout the United States and Europe, the Venezuelan government has managed to keep its economy thriving... » read this article

Venezuelan Embassy Opens its Doors May 5th for ‘Passport DC’ The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the U.S. will open its doors to the community tomorrow Saturday, May 5, to showcase Venezuelan culture and traditions as part of Passport DC, an annual event featuring global culture through... » read this article

An interview with Ricardo Alarcon, President of the Cuban Parliament President of the Cuban Parliament since 1992, and member of the Political Bureau of the Cuban Communist Party, Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada is, after President Raul Castro and First Vice-President Antonio Machado Ventura, third in line in the Cuban government.... » read this article

This week Venezuelans commemorated the 10th anniversary of the attempted coup d’état against democratically- elected President Hugo Chavez in April 2002 with a series of events ranging from street demonstrations to media workshops and public debates. The activities, sponsored by an array of public institutions and social organizations, drew attention... » read this article

Editorial comment: At this 10th anniversary of the failed coup in Venezuela, it's the moment to repost this fabulous documentary which showed the world that democracy is not dead. It may be strangled temporarily – in various places by various callous opportunists and psychopaths, but it will never really be... » read this article

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Editor's Note: Imagine a band of tyrants planning a coup against a democratically-elected government, executing the coup, kidnapping the president of the country and taking him to prison, dissolving the constitution and installing their own man as president. The people rise up, crush the coup and bring their president back... » read this article

Editor's Comment: Just as everyone of age in the US can remember exactly where they were on the day JFK was assassinated and on the day the WTC towers were demolished & Pentagon struck - every Venezuelan remembers the details of their lives on April 11, 2002. But the right-wing... » read this article

Editor's Note: Axis of Logic would like to encourage all our readers in the US Northeast (and anywhere else!) to take advantage of this very special invitation from Health Roots, to attend this unique and important event. - Les Blough in Venezuela The Consulate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela... » read this article

Environmentalists who support developing countries' fight against polluters should also back their struggle for control of oil Pablo Fajardo, the lead Ecuadorian lawyer in indigenous peoples' case over pollution against oil company Chevron. Photograph: Jose Jacome/EPA Environmentalists seem to realize that they have some stake in a fight such as... » read this article

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the world-renowned Simon Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. For several years now, Gustavo Dudamel and the young musicians of the Venezuelan youth orchestra Simon Bolívar have been causing a furor on the international music scene. More than anything else, it is they who have earned the Venezuelan... » read this article

Editor's Comment: Governor Jose Gregorio Briceño's expulsion from the ruling political party (PSUV) reveals one of the tactics employed by the imperialists against the Venezuelan state. Briceño wasn't a "defector" as some are wont to portray him; rather, he was an infiltrator. President Chávez had it right with his comment, “I... » read this article

President Chávez returned to Venezuela today after spending 3 weeks in Cuba for a second surgery to remove a lesion that appeared at the original surgical site. This surgery will be followed up with raditation therapy. The Gramma International article below bears the title, " Chávez: Desire to live strengthened."... » read this article

Chavez took the first round of hammering over alleged antisemitism at the early phase of his presidency in 1999 for his association with Argentinian political scientist and Peronist Norberto Rafael Ceresole who, in the early 1990ies, introduced the future Venezuelan leader to his Caudillo, Ejército, Pueblo (Leader, Army, Nation) doctrine... » read this article

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Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the U.S. Political parties in Venezuela are preparing for an intense electoral calendar in 2012 and 2013. On February 12, for the first time in history, several of the parties opposed to the current government will hold primaries to choose candidates for... » read this article

As part of the Chavez administration’s drive for greater financial security and economic sovereignty, 14 tons of Venezuela’s gold reserves once held outside the nation were brought back home last Monday, concluding the government’s plan to repatriate 160 tons of the precious metal from foreign banks. The shipment arrived at... » read this article

President Chavez presented his annual report on activities carried out in 2011 and his program for 2012 to the Venezuelan Parliament. After thoroughly carrying out the formalities required by this important activity, he addressed the official state authorities, members of parliament from all parties, and supporters and opposition members who... » read this article

Statement Venezuela Withdraws Consular Personnel in Miami The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has verified with extreme concern the increase in threats against Venezuelan consular personnel in Miami, Florida. The U.S. government’s decision to declare the Consul General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela persona non grata based... » read this article