Venezuela’s socialist President, Hugo Chavez, has announced his country’s intention to formally withdraw from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Chavez chose International Workers’ Day (May 1) to make the announcement.
Two recent announcements in Latin America have highlighted the gulf between the proponents of ‘free-market’ capitalism and of socialism and internationalism.
The decisive result of the December 3rd, 2006 Venezuelan Presidential election marks another milestone in the journey to a better and more just future that the people of that country, under the leadership of the Hugo