Hugo Chavez /tags/hugo-chavez Hugo Chavez en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:54:32 GMT Miami judge sends Hugo Chavez's ex nurse to prison for 15 years /law-justice/2023-04-19/miami-judge-sends-hugo-chavezs-ex-nurse-to-prison-for-15-years A judge has handed down a 15-year prison sentence to Claudia Diaz, the former nurse of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, for taking bribes from a billionaire media mogul to green-light lucrative currency transactions when she served as Venezuela's national treasurer. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:54:32 GMT /law-justice/2023-04-19/miami-judge-sends-hugo-chavezs-ex-nurse-to-prison-for-15-years Gisela Salomon | Associated Press , Joshua Goodman | Associated Press A decade after Chávez's death, DeSantis pushes a Chavista demise of free speech /commentary/2023-03-09/a-decade-after-chavezs-death-desantis-pushes-a-chavista-demise-of-free-speech COMMENTARY It's apt that Hugo Chávez's death anniversary and the Florida legislature's opening fall the same week. Both evoke assaults on free speech. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:37:07 GMT /commentary/2023-03-09/a-decade-after-chavezs-death-desantis-pushes-a-chavista-demise-of-free-speech Tim Padgett Jury finds Hugo Chavez's ex-nurse guilty of money laundering /latin-america/2022-12-14/jury-finds-hugo-chavezs-ex-nurse-guilty-of-money-laundering The former nurse of the late Hugo Chavez has been found guilty of money laundering in connection to bribes paid by a billionaire media mogul to green light lucrative currency transactions when she served as Venezuela’s national treasurer. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:30:00 GMT /latin-america/2022-12-14/jury-finds-hugo-chavezs-ex-nurse-guilty-of-money-laundering Joshua Goodman | Associated Press Why Florida's Republican Power Grabs Remind Some Critics Of Venezuela's Socialist Regime /news/2021-04-13/why-floridas-republican-power-grabs-remind-some-critics-of-venezuelas-socialist-regime Some political experts say Florida's efforts to usurp local government authority are uncomfortably reminiscent of the late strongman Hugo Chávez's playbook. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:00:20 GMT /news/2021-04-13/why-floridas-republican-power-grabs-remind-some-critics-of-venezuelas-socialist-regime Tim Padgett Venezuela's Holding Elections Sunday — Most Of The World's Dismissing Them /2020-11-30/venezuelas-holding-elections-sunday-most-of-the-worlds-dismissing-them Venezuelan exile journalist Francisco Poleo explains why his country's political opposition — and most of the world — refuse to legitimize this Sunday's vote. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:01:41 GMT /2020-11-30/venezuelas-holding-elections-sunday-most-of-the-worlds-dismissing-them Tim Padgett Trump's Expat Followers Were Right! The U.S. Looks Like Socialist Venezuela Now! /commentary/2020-11-19/trumps-expat-followers-were-right-the-u-s-looks-like-socialist-venezuela-now COMMENTARY President Trump and his Venezuelan exile enablers are doing just what Venezuela's dictator Maduro and his socialist enablers would be doing. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:55:29 GMT /commentary/2020-11-19/trumps-expat-followers-were-right-the-u-s-looks-like-socialist-venezuela-now Tim Padgett ¡Eso! Hugo Chávez Would Have Felt At Home In Florida, Where Home Rule Is Under Attack /commentary/2020-09-24/eso-hugo-chavez-would-have-felt-at-home-in-florida-where-home-rule-is-under-attack COMMENTARY Gov. Ron DeSantis' new police bill is the state's latest assault on local government — and more imitation of socialist Venezuela Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:30:52 GMT /commentary/2020-09-24/eso-hugo-chavez-would-have-felt-at-home-in-florida-where-home-rule-is-under-attack Tim Padgett Do Latin American Expats Consider Trump A Democracy Crusader Or Dictatorial Caudillo? /show/latin-america-report/2020-06-15/do-latin-american-expats-consider-trump-a-democracy-crusader-or-dictatorial-caudillo In one of the most controversial moments of one of America’s most controversial presidencies, Donald Trump this month sent National Guard troops to… Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:45:38 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-06-15/do-latin-american-expats-consider-trump-a-democracy-crusader-or-dictatorial-caudillo Tim Padgett FACT CHECK: Trump Compares Defense Production Act To Nationalization /2020-03-23/fact-check-trump-compares-defense-production-act-to-nationalization President Trump, when asked about using the Defense Production Act to spur businesses to create much-needed products to fight the coronavirus, compared it to nationalizations in Venezuela. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:56:27 GMT /2020-03-23/fact-check-trump-compares-defense-production-act-to-nationalization James Doubek Bernie Sanders' Take On Castro As Clueless As Right-Wingers' Take On Pinochet /news/2020-02-27/bernie-sanders-take-on-castro-as-clueless-as-right-wingers-take-on-pinochet COMMENTARYAs Bernie Sanders doubles down on his controversial praise for Fidel Castro, I’m thinking instead of another deceased Latin American dictator:… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:34:15 GMT /news/2020-02-27/bernie-sanders-take-on-castro-as-clueless-as-right-wingers-take-on-pinochet Tim Padgett