My friends, Fox News and the dirtbags of the corporate media are lying to you about Russia and Venezuela. Find out the truth here:
The impact of Chavez on poverty: http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/venezuela_2007_07.pdf
The abysmal coverage of Venezuela by our crappy mass media: http://www.cepr.net/content/view/1269/45/
Excellent (and often uproarious) coverage of Russia: http://www.exile.ru/
Topnotch news coverage of both countries: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/