Socialist Chavez

Living large in oil-rich Venezuela: The booming economy may make elective surgery and luxury vehicles affordable for the upper-middle class, but the Venezuelans who are amassing the immense fortunes are the Boliburguesa, or the members of President Chávez’s inner circle. (The name refers to the president’s leftist Bolivarian revolution and the bourgeoisie.) Boliburgueses had constructed … Continue reading Socialist Chavez

That Says A Ton

A reader comments: What I want to know is why Pat Robertson is feebly wishing for Hugo Chavez’s assassination when he could just fly down to Venezuela and stomp him to death. Anderson did a segment on God’s massive quads last night. Hysterical.

MOORE AWARD NOMINEE

“No matter what the greatest tyrant in the world, the greatest terrorist in the world, George W. Bush says, we’re here to tell you: Not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of the American people … support your revolution,” – Harry Belafonte, buttering up Venezuela’s president. MALKIN AWARD NOMINEE: “My friends, don’t fool with the church … Continue reading MOORE AWARD NOMINEE

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

“With unmistakable clarity and an apparent lack of self-consciousness, Robertson simply called for an assassination, presumably to be undertaken by U.S. military forces in violation of U.S. law.In so doing he gave the Venezuelan leader a propaganda gold mine, embarrassed the Bush administration, and left millions of viewers perplexed and troubled. More importantly, he brought … Continue reading QUOTE FOR THE DAY

BUT WHAT ABOUT INEQUALITY?

That is the question posed by many readers. Dan Smith deals with that subject in the 6th edition of the Atlas (p.22). Here are the differences of income between the poorest 20% of the population and the richest 20% in selected countries according to UNDP Human Development Report 1998: Over 20 times: Brazil, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, … Continue reading BUT WHAT ABOUT INEQUALITY?