Smudging the line between public and private
Private pictures of Hugo Chávez’s daughters and other assorted members of their inner posse were leaked this week on a Twitter account that was subsequently closed. In them, the girls...
Is Venezuela dipping into recession?
Before devaluing the Bolívar, the government was predicting Venezuela would grow by 6% in 2013. We already addressed how this was way higher than what most other people...
27F, from East to West
Two articles, both published by Prodavinci (in Spanish), are the best thing I’ve read lately on the Caracazo. The first, by Mayé Primera, tells the story of Hilda...
Going "bachaquero" for groceries
Grocery shopping is becoming more and more of an ordeal for ordinary Venezuelans. But in Maracaibo, where getting sugar and corn flour means waiting hours under the sun,...
Rory Carroll. Jon Lee Anderson. Richard Lapper. The big guns.
Courtesy of The Frontline Club. These are serious people, and it’s a good discussion, but one thing that struck me as badly misguided is the treatment of Barrio...
Dead men don't pay
“Right now, I have six of them ready to go that I can’t ship because there’s no glass.” I’m sharing a few beers with an old friend. A...
Excess baggage
Just when you think you have heard everything about the Venezuelan prison system, Ultimas Noticias nos trae esta perlita… A young woman was leaving Yare II Prison last...
Horseracing comes to a halt
The national horseracing workers’ union has declared an indefinite strike in response to what they consider is the sad state of their working conditions. All activities in the...
Margarita's "Torre de David"
The “Torre de David” highrise in Caracas got a lot of attention recently thanks in part to John Lee Anderson’s great article in the New Yorker, to the...
Three from the FP
Three articles you might find interesting in Foreign Policy. The first is a searing summary of Hugo Chávez’s impact on Venezuelan politics, by our friend Phil Gunson. It’s...
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