Whose Revolution Gets Televised?
Not all revolutions are created equal. In fact, often the media elevates a protest movement…More
Tagged: venezuela
The Other Story Of Venezuela's Riots
In 2002, I covered the April coup against the late President Hugo Chavez. The collusion…More
‘A Real Revolutionary Must Be Truly Feminist’
“I’ve told her, she won’t be the first lady, but first combatant, first patriot, first…More
Chavez Was The Essence Of A Military Man
Hugo Chávez was a complex and contradictory political figure. He was both a coup plotter…More
Hugo Chavez's Critics Are Blind
Whoever put together the Hugo Chavez obituary at Britain’s Daily Telegraph had really done their…More
Chavez Signs Off
Hugo Chavez will certainly go down as one of the most (in)famous Latin American leaders…More
The Captain Of A Sinking Ship?
Since the Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced in late June he had a cancerous tumour,…More
Where In The World Is Hugo Chavez?
Earlier this week, a Twitter account attributed to Wikileaks Argentina broke the news in English…More
Is Chávez's Win A Good Thing?
On 15 February 2009 Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez, won an historic referendum clearing the way…More
A Decade In Chavez's Venezuela
Jorge Ayala is agitated. But it’s not Sydney’s heat wave or the rude waiter that…More