Venezuela

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Nicolás Maduro Tries a New PR Campaign: Going Woke (POLITICO Magazine)

Rather, they were representatives of the Democratic Socialists of America — the rising American political organization that includes four House Democrats among ...

“To some extent, there is a romanticization of Maduro” among some in the U.S. left, says Gabriel Hetland, a professor of Latin American studies at the University of Albany who has studied Venezuela since 2007. That double standard to condemn some and justify the same excesses in others makes an enormous damage to societies, states and politics itself.” “Chavismo has become an embarrassment” for the international left, says Uzcátegui, the human rights official. In one case, for example, the Maduro government labeled its own attorney general — who had prosecuted the 2014 student protesters — a white supremacist after she joined the opposition against Maduro during a new wave of protests. Venezuelan critics promptly pointed out both the falsity of her allegations of racist lynchings and that the picture appeared edited to make the opposition appear whiter. “Such a relief to be in a place where there is intelligent political discourse.” When the opposition to Maduro won a supermajority, she released a statement: “In a significant blow to the progressive and most impoverished sectors of Venezuela and to global allies … the counter-revolutionaries won control of the National Assembly.” (Tometi did not respond to a request for comment.) Chávez’s government organized festivals that welcomed international parties and activist groups, in the effort to paint his country as a kind of host nation for socialists worldwide. Besieged by sanctions and an investigation from the International Criminal Court for alleged human rights violations, Maduro is now experimenting with a new version of this old strategy, building on the growing enthusiasm for leftism among Western youth. Now, Venezuela’s self-proclaimed radical socialist politics give it a potential alternative point of connection to younger people in the U.S. and elsewhere — one that the Maduro government is clearly trying to leverage. Venezuela is one of a long line of far-left authoritarian regimes that have tried to stanch their losses in Washington by appealing to America’s progressive movements. Today, when the Venezuelan government shares messages on social media and Maduro speaks in public, Venezuelan observers have noted that he increasingly relies on progressive language familiar to young Western leftists. While they were there, they toured public-works projects and met with the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They visited the mausoleum for former President Hugo Chávez, the autocratic socialist who Maduro succeeded, and posed with their fists up.

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Notable & Quotable: Nicolas Maduro Goes Woke (The Wall Street Journal)

'Venezuelan observers have noted that he increasingly relies on progressive language familiar to young Western leftists.'

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Venezuela Bets on De-Dollarization After Foreign Currency and ... (Bitcoin News)

The government of Venezuela is now focusing its action on trying to establish the bolivar as the go-to currency for purchases in the country.

Neither the company nor the author is responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or services mentioned in this article. Surveys from Ecoanalitica now show that the bolivar and other payment methods trump the dollar, which is now only being used in 44.7% of the commercial transactions in the country. The government of Venezuela is now focusing its action on trying to establish the bolivar as the go-to currency for purchases in the country.

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In Venezuela, inflation and dollarization deepen schism between ... (Reuters)

Venezuela's gradual shift to the U.S. dollar is widening inequality between its public and private sector workers, as those paid in foreign currency enjoy ...

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com State employees, whose salaries are paid mainly in bolivars and only sporadically increased, are the most affected. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com "I felt middle class, now I ask for alms to survive."

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In Venezuela, inflation and dollarization deepen schism between ... (Yahoo Finance)

Venezuela's gradual shift to the U.S. dollar is widening inequality between its public and private sector workers, as those paid in foreign currency enjoy ...

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In Venezuela, inflation and dollarisation deepen schism between ... (The Business Standard)

Venezuela's gradual shift to the US dollar is widening inequality between its public and private sector workers, as those paid in foreign currency enjoy ...

State employees, whose salaries are paid mainly in bolivars and only sporadically increased, are the most affected. Meanwhile, private sector workers earn an average of between $106 dollars and $247 dollars per month, the Venezuelan Finance Observatory calculated in April. In Venezuela, public sector employees earn the equivalent of between $30 and $100 a month, according to the latest government salary revisions.

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In Venezuela, inflation and dollarization deepen schism between ... (News Azi)

... © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A local counts Venezuelan Bolivar notes in front of a mural depicting the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, ...

In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. State employees, whose salaries are paid mainly in bolivars and only sporadically increased, are the most affected. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. NewsAzi is an automatic aggregator around the global media. “I don’t earn enough to change the oil in my car,” said Chacon, who earns 250 bolivars a month, equivalent to about $55.

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Esper: Trump's White House discussed blockade of Cuba and ... (Miami Herald)

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said he prevented “dangerous things” from happening during the Trump administration, including military intervention ...

“The Pentagon did nothing.” Maduro had secured his reelection a year earlier in a process seen as rigged. In 2019, the Trump administration supported a bid by the head of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, to force strongman Nicolas Maduro to leave the country.

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Esper: We had to stop Trump team ideas for military action in ... (Axios)

Esper told CBS he also had to stop plans to "blockade Cuba" and other "dangerous" ideas.

- Esper also praised Congress for being unified in its support for Ukraine. "And in some ways, they've led the administration," he said. I don't understand the reluctance to provide the Ukrainians with MiGs," he continued, in reference to fighter jets. "I think they've done a good job of bringing the allies along, which is important." "Something like this would come up and we'd have to swat 'em down." - Esper agreed with O'Donnell that he had to keep pressing Trump to release $250 million in aid to Ukraine. "It would be an argument after an argument. We have to do it," he added.

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Mark Esper says he prevented 'dangerous things' during the Trump ... (Business Insider)

Esper said he and Gen. Mark Milley came up with a system of 'Four Nos' to swat down wild ideas when they were serving in the Trump administration.

We have to do it,'" said Esper. And so, as we went through the next five to six months, that became the metric by which we would measure things," Esper added. Something like this would come up, and we'd have to swat 'em down," he added. "I come up with this idea. "These ideas would happen, it seemed every few weeks. - He said on CBS that "every few weeks," ideas would come up, which he would have to "swat" down.

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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he had to stop Trump ... (Daily Mail)

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper told CBS that he helped prevent a series of 'dangerous things that could have taken the country in a dark direction'.

It would be terrible for our neighbors to the south. 'He would say it was to go after the cartels. And so, as we went through the next five to six months, that became the metric by which we would measure things.' Dangerous things that could have taken the country in - in a dark direction.' 'I just thought it was fanciful, right? 'These ideas would happen every few weeks. 'The four things we had to prevent from happening between then and the election. And to tell the story about things we prevented. And we would have this private discussion where I'd say, "Mr. President, I understand the motive." 'It's important to our country, it's important to the republic, the American people, that they understand what was going on in this very consequential period. The last year of the Trump administration. Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper told CBS that he helped prevent a series of 'dangerous things that could have taken the country in a dark direction' including military action in Iran and Venezuela

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Notable & Quotable: Nicolas Maduro Goes Woke (The Wall Street Journal)

'Venezuelan observers have noted that he increasingly relies on progressive language familiar to young Western leftists.'

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Venezuela begins imports of Iranian heavy oil for refining -PDVSA ... (Reuters)

Venezuela has begun importing Iranian heavy crude to feed its domestic refineries, documents from the state-run oil company PDVSA showed, a deal that widens ...

At least 200,000 barrels of Iranian heavy crude were delivered in mid-April to the 310,000-bpd Cardon refinery, Venezuela's second largest. In return, Venezuelan crude is being shipped via the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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