Category Archives: Festive Left Friday Blogging

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Does he look like he’s dying to you?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Check out the length of this video of Chavecito giving a political speech in Barcelona, Venezuela today: It goes on for over two hours, and he never falters. A man who’s on his last legs, as some know-nothings would have … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Just in case you missed it

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday was the 201st anniversary of Venezuela’s declaration of independence from imperial Spain. And this was the photo du jour: Chavecito, looking hale and hearty as he salutes the past and looks forward to the future, while keeping democracy alive … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: The Axis of Evo is on the march!

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Sabina Becker

And oh, how well they walk in step: Posted because it’s a great shot. And I love it.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A new monument to Che

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A plaque marking a special place in Venezuela where Che Guevara himself set foot in the early 1950s, on the Collado del Condor in the Venezuelan Andes, was unveiled today, on the 84th anniversary of his birth, and the 60th … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Another nice “just because” photo

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito as a (seriously cute) young army officer: Found on Facebook yesterday. Posted today because it is super, SUPER nice. And I really, REALLY like it.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Viva Lula!

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito is not the only popular Latin American leftist president fighting the good fight against cancer, and it looks like one of his compadres in that and many other struggles is, like him, battling his way back on more than … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Casserole protest in Montréal

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A beautifully shot music video of the pot-banger that’s making the rounds of the Internets as of this afternoon, according to the HuffyPo. This is the kind of protest they call a cacerolazo in Latin America…literally, a “big one with … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Aló Presidente turns 13!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A brief look back at the first episode of Chavecito’s call-in TV/radio show, Aló Presidente. On Venezuelanalysis, Mexican philosopher Fernando Buen Abad tells us why this show is so significant, and why it needs to go further: Perhaps one of … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Birthday, Augusto César Sandino!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Sabina Becker

According to Aporrea, today is the 119th birthday of Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan revolutionary leader and inspiration to guerrillas all over Latin America. (He in turn drew inspiration from his South American forerunner, Simón Bolívar. Perhaps you’ve heard of him?) … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Why is this hottie smiling?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Heh…maybe a better question to ask is Why wouldn’t he be? After all, with approval ratings like these… The approval ratings for the governance and credibility of the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, surpassed 80 percent in Quito and Guayaquil. … Continue reading →