Public Life: The Nth Casualty
What will have a bigger impact on the lives of Venezuelans over the next, say, two to five years? The parliamentary elections slated for later this year, or whatever...
What will have a bigger impact on the lives of Venezuelans over the next, say, two to five years? The parliamentary elections slated for later this year, or whatever...
What do you call it when a country throws its military assets behind a campaign to bully and intimidate a much smaller, poorer neighbour for the purpose of...
The long diplomatic conflict between Venezuela and Guyana regarding the territory known as the Esequibo has entered a brand new phase this year. In recent weeks, both nations...
Last February 27th, local Chavista activist Alcedo Mora allegedly left his home in the city of Mérida. He went to his workplace at the Merida State Government and...
The hunger strike – an essential tool in the non-violent struggle against tyranny – has an uneven history. Mahatma Gandhi undertook numerous hunger strikes, most of them succesful. According...
The systematic use of torture against protesters in Venezuela is one of the most worrying departures of the last two years. SEBIN’s “Tomb” – the deep underground black...
The FIFA scandal continues to dominate headlines worldwide, particularly after Sepp Blatter announced on Tuesday he would step down after being reelected for a fifth term four days earlier....
At first, it all looked straightforward enough: SiBCI had simply made up some non-existent sock-puppet, “Jim Luers” nobody had ever heard of, the end. Right? Right?! Shockingly, the...
The government wants you to know that waiting in line for scarce products is a good way of stimulating the economy, and that the Chinese are sneaky salesmen.
Back in April, State broadcaster VTV and weekly political gossip rag Quinto Dia quoted White House spokeman Jim Luers saying that reports that the U.S. is investigating Diosdado Cabello are “totally...
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