#YearInReview As we wind down a bit for the holidays and raise funds for next year (bit.ly/3pjVizY), we also look back at our own coverage. At Venezuelanalysis we are always looking for new and better ways to help readers understand Venezuela and the Bolivarian Process
One novelty this year was infographics. Thanks to a collaboration with a wonderful Venezuelan graphic designer, we're creating visually attractive content for in-depth looks at hot topics. The first one, quite naturally, was the US blockade venezuelanalysis.com/images/15295
In its efforts to strangle the Venezuelan economy, Washington has levied dozens of sanctions against the country's oil industry. The following work recaps the most important measures and how oil output has suffered as a consequence venezuelanalysis.com/images/15301
It's no secret that Venezuela's (besieged) economy has been mired in a deep crisis for years. There are welcome signs of a trend reversal, but just how dramatic has the downturn been? We look at facts and figures in this piece venezuelanalysis.com/images/15339
Venezuelans headed to the polls on November 21 to elect mayors, governors and other local officers. What were the results of these "mega-elections"? We broke it down in this infographic venezuelanalysis.com/images/15395
Last but not least, make sure to take a look at our most recent infographic. We explain how Venezuelanalysis works, where our coverage is focused and we offer plenty of reasons to support our project! venezuelanalysis.com/images/15402
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We found @Reuters' favorite trick. After the "once-prosperous country" come the "once-booming oil capital" and the "once-flourishing western oil state of Zulia." We'd call Reuters a once-respectable media outlet but who are we kidding really?
So the story is how a migration flux of some 5,000 Venezuelan migrants a month across the Mexico-US border is "emptying" the major city of Maracaibo (1.7 million people) and the oil-producing state of Zulia (almost 5 million people).
You really can't make this s*** up!
Surely Reuters must have done some major research to back up this absurd claim. You better sit down for this: journalist Mariela Nava talked to eight families! Oh and then there's an anti-government NGO saying there are "neighborhood areas with few people left." Case closed!
#YearInReview 2021 was a pivotal year for us in terms of expanding our social media focus. With a graphic makeover too, the biggest hit has been our Instagram account, which in months has surpassed 1200 followers and is growing fast. Follow us at instagram.com/venanalysis/
Besides all our regular news and opinion content, on Instagram you'll also find videos (bit.ly/3sOjGw3), infographics (bit.ly/3Ft91KH), special milestones (bit.ly/3psmrRr) and a whole lot more
Linktree is a neat workaround for Instagram's one link policy. If you don't need any extra paraphernalia, this is a good option to get links to all our recent content and older stuff we bring back up when needed: linktr.ee/venanalysis
Bored on Christmas day? Fear not! We have just the thing to keep you busy for a few hours, VA's new and exciting #podcast. The first episode was dedicated to US-led sanctions and their murderous impact, featuring UN special rapporteur @AlenaDouhan venezuelanalysis.com/audio/15311
Episode 2 touched on one of our favorite subjects: communes. The central topic was how Venezuelan popular power organizations have confronted the economic crisis and US blockade. Our guest was Jesús García from Altos de Lídice Commune in Caracas venezuelanalysis.com/audio/15347
The third episode might be a little outdated because we looked ahead to the November 21 "mega-elections." But we had the honor to have @ReinaldoI with us to discuss the Venezuelan political chessboard and the internal dynamics of Chavismo venezuelanalysis.com/audio/15377
Venezuela celebrates 22 years since the Bolivarian Constitution was born, the first approved by popular vote and one of the most advanced in the world on human rights, democracy and sovereignty.
"The Bolivarian Venezuela has been born," declared Hugo Chávez on #15Dec, 1999.
On April 25, 1999, 80% of Venezuelans voted in favor of a new constitution and later elected the Constituent Assembly’s members, with revolutionary ranks winning the majority of seats. The new Magna Carta was written in 100 days, collecting proposals from all sectors.
With the 1999 Constitution, Venezuela became the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to uphold the ideals of sovereignty, equality and integration from independence hero Simón Bolívar. The name rescued Venezuela's history while paving the way for the rise of popular power.
In 1994, Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro celebrated a historic first meeting in Havana. The two leaders spoke of Latin America’s second independence: a new era of integration and sovereignty.
Their words came full circle 10 years later, on #14Dec, 2004, with @ALBATCP’s creation.
Chávez and Fidel wrote a visionary document that became the foundation of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). They stated 2 goals: sovereignty from US domination and Latin America's economic, political and cultural integration.
ALBA-TCP was the reason Washington’s neocolonial “free trade” ALCA treaty was buried in 2005, with the Peoples’ Trade Treaty (TCP in Spanish), based on complementarity, solidarity, and cooperation, added in 2006. The platform even has its own common regional currency: SUCRE.
On #6Dec, 1998, Hugo Chávez was first elected Venezuela’s president, ending 40 years of a corrupt two-party system known as puntofijismo. The bipartisanship squandered the country's vast oil wealth, condemning people to poverty.
Chávez’ victory opened a new era 🧵
“The people united will never be defeated!” This is how Venezuelans celebrated Chávez’ victory. He got the largest percentage of the popular vote in four decades.
The streets were electrified. History was being written, revolution was in the air.
📹Video from 1998👇
After taking office in Feb 1999, Chavez declared a “social emergency” to lift 78% of Venezuelans out of poverty. He launched Plan Bolivar 2000, a program to rebuild the country’s crumbling infrastructure, provide mass vaccination, free healthcare and subsidized food for the poor.