Tag Archives: Primero Justicia

The non-event of the day

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

The other day we were being accused – perhaps rightly so – of being too partial to Primero Justicia. So … I’m doing my darnedest to ignore what Henrique Capriles has been doing or saying… or posting on his Facebook … Continue reading →

Posted in Henrique Capriles, Opposition, Primaries | Tagged , , , , | 29 Comments

Defending The Interests Of The People

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

It’s 100-posts-in-five-days week, so here’s a post from longtime reader and only occasional poster Guido Núñez-Mujica. You’d guess that having electricity 24/7 would be something El Pueblo might be interested in, a right worth defending. Well, it’s not, at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric Crisis, Politics, Violence | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Wonky. Specific. Bread-and-butter Centered. Straightforward.

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

I think Julio Borges’s attacks on Chávez’s foreign largesse are getting more and more effective: with the $13.5 billion Venezuela sends abroad in various subsidized oil schemes to bolster Chávez’s political allies, you could afford to get rid of Value Added … Continue reading →

Posted in Conditional Cash Transfers, Opposition | Tagged , | 19 Comments