Upcoming Events

International | Anti-Capitalism

no events match your query!

New Events

International

no events posted in last week

Blog Feeds

Anti-Empire

Anti-Empire

offsite link North Korea Increases Aid to Russia, Mos... Tue Nov 19, 2024 12:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link Trump Assembles a War Cabinet Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link Slavgrinder Ramps Up Into Overdrive Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link ?Existential? Culling to Continue on Com... Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:28 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link US to Deploy Military Contractors to Ukr... Sun Nov 10, 2024 02:37 | Field Empty

Anti-Empire >>

Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland >>

Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link The Trials of Generation Z Tue Jul 15, 2025 19:00 | Sallust
The Telegraph has published an expos? of the privations to which young people are subjected today, including having to get a taxi to the station. Sallust is sure this will resonate with people born in the 1950s.
The post The Trials of Generation Z appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link John Torode Sacked From MasterChef After Complaint About ?Racist Comment? Seven Years Ago Tue Jul 15, 2025 17:55 | Will Jones
John Torode has been sacked from MasterChef after a complaint that he?used racist language on one occasion in 2018 or 2019, first made in 2024, was upheld.
The post John Torode Sacked From MasterChef After Complaint About ‘Racist Comment’ Seven Years Ago appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Labour to Reintroduce Grants for Electric Cars to ?Bribe? Motorists Tue Jul 15, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
Labour will?give out new grants for electric cars, the Department for Transport has confirmed,?despite a previous 'bribe' scheme that failed to spark enthusiasm for EVs being scrapped three years ago.
The post Labour to Reintroduce Grants for Electric Cars to ‘Bribe’ Motorists appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link A School Excluding a 12 Year-Old Girl for Wearing a Union Jack Dress Must be a Wake-Up Call Tue Jul 15, 2025 13:19 | C.J. Strachan
A school excluding a 12 year-old girl for wearing a Union Jack dress must be a wake-up call over the untrammelled influence of divisive far-Left politics in our schools and institutions, says C.J. Strachan.
The post A School Excluding a 12 Year-Old Girl for Wearing a Union Jack Dress Must be a Wake-Up Call appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link University Staff Face Punishment if They Breach Labour?s Islamophobia Definition Tue Jul 15, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
University staff and students will face disciplinary action if they breach Labour?s new definition of Islamophobia, a cross-party group of peers has warned in a letter to Dominic Grieve.
The post University Staff Face Punishment if They Breach Labour’s Islamophobia Definition appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Lockdown Skeptics >>

Voltaire Network
Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

offsite link The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

Voltaire Network >>

President Chavez: A 21st Century Renaissance Man

category international | anti-capitalism | other press author Sunday March 17, 2013 22:01author by Elric Report this post to the editors

An appreciation of the work and legacy of Commandante Chavez by James Petras . Full text at link.

President Hugo Chavez was unique in multiple areas of political, social and economic life. He made significant contributions to the advancement of humanity. The depth, scope and popularity of his accomplishments mark President Chavez as the ‘Renaissance President of the 21st Century’.

Many writers have noted one or another of his historic contributions highlighting his anti-poverty legislation, his success in winning popular elections with resounding majorities and his promotion of universal free public education and health coverage for all Venezuelans.

In this essay we will highlight the unique world-historic contributions that President Chavez made in the spheres of political economy, ethics and international law and in redefining relations between political leaders and citizens. We shall start with his enduring contribution to the development of civic culture in Venezuela and beyond.


64740_309739232485882_1481626952_n.jpg

Hugo Chavez: The Great Teacher of Civic Values

From his first days in office, Chavez was engaged in transforming the constitutional order so that political leaders and institutions would be more responsive to the popular electorate. Through his speeches Chavez clearly and carefully informed the electorate of the measures and legislation to improve their livelihood. He invited comments and criticism – his style was to engage in constant dialogue, especially with the poor, the unemployed and the workers. Chavez was so successful in teaching civic responsibilities to the Venezuelan electorate that millions of citizens from the slums of Caracas rose up spontaneously to oust the US backed business-military junta which had kidnapped their president and closed the legislature. Within seventy-two hours – record time – the civic-minded citizens restored the democratic order and the rule of law in Venezuela, thoroughly rejecting the mass media’s defense of the coup-plotters and their brief authoritarian regime. ...

Related Link: http://www.countercurrents.org/petras170313.htm

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   50 Truths about Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution     T    Wed Mar 27, 2013 23:59 


 
© 2001-2025 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy