Monthly Archives: March 2006

Katy says: This article shocked me; read it and weep. The author is a friend of mine, and he may be visiting the comments section. He gave me permission to translate it. Educational collapse By Marino González, Universidad Simón Bolívar … Continue reading →

OK, it’s not so topical anymore, but looking at this picture: really reminded me of this Quino strip: [Yes, it's true, we ran out of money again, but you can't deny that getting this far is a breeze now...]

OK, it’s not so topical anymore, but looking at this picture: really reminded me of this Quino strip: [Yes, it's true, we ran out of money again, but you can't deny that getting this far is a breeze now...]

Katy says: This article shocked me; read it and weep. The author is a friend of mine, and he may be visiting the comments section. He gave me permission to translate it. Educational collapse By Marino González, Universidad Simón Bolívar … Continue reading →

OK, it’s not so topical anymore, but looking at this picture: really reminded me of this Quino strip: [Yes, it's true, we ran out of money again, but you can't deny that getting this far is a breeze now...]

Britain’s Channel 4 put together this remarkable news spot on Venezuela, which has pulled off the ultimate coup: it impressed both me and Alek. The report, really a mini-documentary, makes Chavez look ridiculous merely by playing some of his more … Continue reading →

Britain’s Channel 4 put together this remarkable news spot on Venezuela, which has pulled off the ultimate coup: it impressed both me and Alek. The report, really a mini-documentary, makes Chavez look ridiculous merely by playing some of his more … Continue reading →

I like Juan Carlos Zapata’s style… The decay of the powerful seems unstoppableSince there are no parties, there are cliques, and within the cliques some subcliques dominate. With the subcliques the situation is just about uncontrollable. There are no bosses … Continue reading →

I like Juan Carlos Zapata’s style… The decay of the powerful seems unstoppableSince there are no parties, there are cliques, and within the cliques some subcliques dominate. With the subcliques the situation is just about uncontrollable. There are no bosses … Continue reading →

Finally, the Bolivarian government is starting to react to the epidemic of violence in Venezuela’s slums. And what oh what is Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto planning to do about this terrible scourge? He wants to flood the barrios with decommissioned … Continue reading →

Finally, the Bolivarian government is starting to react to the epidemic of violence in Venezuela’s slums. And what oh what is Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto planning to do about this terrible scourge? He wants to flood the barrios with decommissioned … Continue reading →

Finally, the Bolivarian government is starting to react to the epidemic of violence in Venezuela’s slums. And what oh what is Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto planning to do about this terrible scourge? He wants to flood the barrios with decommissioned … Continue reading →

Nobody in Venezuela seems to have noticed, but in The Hague they think they’re having a diplomatic crisis with Venezuela. It all started a few weeks ago, when Chavez said he feared the US would use Curacao – which is … Continue reading →

Nobody in Venezuela seems to have noticed, but in The Hague they think they’re having a diplomatic crisis with Venezuela. It all started a few weeks ago, when Chavez said he feared the US would use Curacao – which is … Continue reading →

Katy says: This NY Times article on the current oil boom in Alberta, Canada is worth a look. (Free registration required.) As has been reported before, the high price of oil is encouraging the development of alternative sources of energy … Continue reading →