• Shane Rees // ...and God created paradise in Venezuela!
  
• Venezuelan Environment Minister attacks Crystallex over illegal mining surge
  
• PDVAL passed on to Vice Presidency for complete overhaul and re-launch
  
• New Communes law sparks debate on parallel and grassroots power
  
• Chris Herz // Halleluja ... I'm a Terrorist
  
• Venezuela has said that it will nationalize 11 US-owned oil rigs
  
• Polls & Research: Most Venezuelans want Chavez out in 2012
  
• Former Argentine ambassador speaks of alleged corruption in Venezuela
  
• CITGO resorts to bank loans after planned $1.5 billion bond issue failed
  
• Arthur Shaw: Catalina Botero clowns around at US congressional hearing
  
• VenEconomy // Lessons in Transparency in Venezuela
  
• President Hugo Chavez' ratings up, food woes dent socialist message