Article on Venezuela by Juan Manuel Santos, President of Columbia, on his relationship with Chavez and the current government.
BBC Article “What’s behind the turmoil in Venezuela”
Al Jazeera article “Venezuela’s crisis, explained from the beginning”
New York Magazine “What the hell is happing in Venezuela”
Wikipedia article “Shortages in Venezuela” relatively balanced view of what is going on.
Wikipedia article “Constituent assembly”
Wikipedia: Change in Agricultural production in Russia. From 1990 to 2005
| Indicator | Farm type | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural production | Corporate farms | 74 | 50 | 43 | 41 |
| Household plots | 26 | 48 | 54 | 53 | |
| Peasant farms | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
40% of food in Russia from Dacha gardens (probably low)
Raw data from Russian State Statistics Service
Agricultural production by types of enterprise
(at constant prices; percent of total)
|
1992 |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
|
Enterprises of all types |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|
including: |
|||||||||
|
agricultural enterprises |
67.1 |
45.2 |
44.6 |
44.5 |
47.9 |
47.6 |
49.5 |
51.5 |
52.8 |
|
household enterprises |
31.8 |
51.6 |
49.3 |
48.3 |
43.2 |
42.6 |
40.5 |
37.4 |
34.7 |
|
peasant (farm) enterprises 1) |
1.1 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
8.9 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
11.1 |
12.5 |
Statue of “Traitor” George Washington in Trafalgar Square Also here.
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a set of revisionist beliefs that describes the Confederate cause as a heroic one against great odds despite its defeat. The beliefs endorse the virtues of the antebellum South, viewing the American Civil War as an honorable struggle for the Southern way of life,[1] while minimizing or denying the central role of slavery. While it was not taught in the North, aspects of it did win acceptance there and helped the process of reunifying American whites.
Boston Free Speech permit issued for 100!! people