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Federico Fuentes

Journalist of Green Left Weekly

2 articles

A President, A Soccer Star and the Dreams of Millions

by Federico Fuentes

Caracas (Venezuela) | 14 November 2005

Even before he got to Mar de Plata, known as the “happy city” by Argentines, US President George Bush knew his time was going to be anything but happy at the Summit of the Americas meeting. He arrived with more than 2000 US agents, and a plan to use one puppet president to avoid stirring (...)

Communities Organising Through Communal Councils in Venezuela

by Federico Fuentes

Caracas (Venezuela) | 2 November 2005

While much of the nation’s attention is focussed on the December 4 National Assembly elections, another set of important elections are scheduled to take place during November in the municipality of Sucre. Here it is hoped that up to 300 community governments will be elected for the first time (...)