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Venezuela's President and presidential candidate Hugo Chavez gestures to supporters during his closing campaign rally in Caracas October 4, 2012. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Chavez the Radical XXIV: “The Land Belongs to Those Who Work It, not to the Large Landowners”

The latest episode of Tatuy TV’s “Chavez the Radical” focuses on the question of land ownership in Venezuela, an issue that remains at the heart of the struggle in the countryside.

“God is not angry. He is pleased with the revolution.” Produced by TatuyTv, a community media collective based in Mérida, Venezuela, in August 2010. For more information about TatuyTv, visit <www.tatuytelevision.blogspot.com>. | Print

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At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics a young man born on the day of Hiroshima nuclear bombing was selected to be the last torch bearer on the relay, to signify that Japan had stood up from nuclear ruin. In an attempt to replicate the 1964 Olympic theme, the Abe government has constructed the idea of a Fukushima “revival,” a returned to normal. Exposing this illusion is an important cultural war.
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by Howard Waitzkin
During this fierce period of history, many people want clarity and leadership in suggesting concrete steps toward ending the daily oppressions of capitalism. We seek a path leading to a post-capitalist society that aims not to destroy mother earth, humanity, and other life forms. If that doesn’t happen, we face an ongoing transition to fascism and an accelerating environmental catastrophe.

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