Take care, beware, don’t go near that on Friday . . . there’s a gouger lurking, with a very greedy eye on your hard-earned money.
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True North is dedicated to bringing to the attention of our readers the people, the events, and the ideas that are shaping our world. We can’t help but give space to our giant neighbour to the south. What the Americans say and do clearly make a difference in our lives. This is true increasingly of developments in China and India. The European Union, Russia, and the African continent on both sides of the Sahara divide cannot be ignored. The significance may not be all that apparent. Some readers ask why we pay so much attention to Hugo Chavez and Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution. It’s a small country of little consequence in the larger scheme of things. But the fact is that Hugo Chavez, significant alone because he’s a departure from the usual ex-military man gone political in that he’s moved left of the political centre rather than to the right. With solid electoral support he’s changing his country and he’s been laying the groundwork for economic and political change in all of South and Central America. He’s a considerable work in progress bound to have a lasting affect on the future of the Western Hemisphere. The news about Venezuela and the Central and South American countries is only boring on the surface. But if you look at what’s happening there, in the best traditions of a critical, speculative mind, you’ll soon conclude that the drama is as exciting as it can get. Stay with us and you’ll share the excitement.
Looking forward
Carl Dow
Editor and Publisher
True North Perspective