Supermassive
Quico says: I’m still not over Chávez’s speech in Copenhagen last week. It’s been a long time since Hugo Chávez has sent my blood pressure to those lofty...
Big Oil has landed: Hugo Chávez in Copenhagen
Quico and Juan Cristobal say: What do you think would happen if the head of one of the world’s five largest oil companies started lecturing the UN Climate...
Ten Years on From The Stillborn Constitution
Quico says: …rumors, partly fueled by Aristóbulo’s keynote address to the National Assembly, are now heavy that Chávez is considering launching a fresh constituyente – a Constitutional Convention...
Where the Maisanta Bodies Are Buried
Quico says: Venezuela is far from the first country where an autocratic regime has used its economic muscle to systematically punish dissidents where it hurts: in their pocketbooks....
ME-O bids adieu-o
Juan Cristobal says: Chile held the first round of Presidential voting yesterday, and since I’m married to the place Quico asked me to pitch in. While most news...
Siempre queda por caer
Quico says: The decision to jail judge María Lourdes Afiuni, following a bizarre series of events that saw Hugo Chávez flip out after the judge ordered – apparently...
Making believers out of us...
Quico says: The Latinbarómetro Poll, published by The Economist, always has an eyebrow-raising stat or two to offer. This year’s study, for instance, asks the age old question:...
Technoutopian Chronicles
Quico says: If citizens’ ability to reason together on issues of common concern in the public sphere is the cornerstone of real democracy, Venezuela is in more trouble...
Caracas Chronicles 2.0: Sneak Preview
Quico and Juan Cristóbal say: The new software platform for Caracas Chronicles is finally here! After several months of intense work, the site is now presentable enough for...
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