This weekend, Fidel Castro made his first live broadcast in months on none other than Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez’s television show, “Alo, Presidente!” Sure, it was only a phone call, but it was followed by a videotape of a...

Although this may read as a spoof, the sordid truth is that Venezuela’s jubilant leader is scheduled to release a full length album of songs that were recently showcased on his prime-time variety hour (or sometimes variety 8-hour) “Alo...