Marta Colomina Quote of the Day
Marta says: “What kind of ‘New Man’ are they talking about? Ché Guevara is their model, by God!” Post 25 of 100. Cheat.
The Revolution must be advertised
Juan Cristóbal says: – The attached press note from a speech given by People’s Ombuds-person Gabriela Ramírez says a lot about why our country is mired in an...
Noticias24 Knock-off Watch: Minuto59
Quico says: Has anyone else noticed the way the runaway success of Noticias24 has spawned this whole ecosystem of copy-cat sites on the Venezuelan internet? Minuto59 is just...
The View from Your Window
La Paz, Bolivia – 11:04 a.m. Share the view from your window. Send it along to [email protected] Post 22 of 100. Evo-licious.
FInding a partner is hard to do
Juan Cristóbal says: – File this under “important stories we are not paying enough attention to:” the government’s efforts aimed at finding partners to develop the Carabobo Block...
The reason why Capriles bailed on Washington
Juan Cristóbal says: – There was a high-profile meeting today at OAS eadquarters in Washington between OAS diplomats and Antonio Ledezma, Pablo Pérez and César Pérez Vivas. The...
In praise of barbarism
Juan Cristóbal says: – Several readers have chastised me for using sexist language in two of my stream-of-consciousness posts today. I called Cilia Flores a whore and I...
Andrew Sullivan is an Animal
Quico says: I close day one with a newfound appreciation for the high-volume blogger’s craft. I simply blogged as much as my imagination could sustain, with a friend’s...
Bureaucracy as it should be
Quico says: So, a little over a year ago, I wrote this epic post about going to get my driver’s license in Caracas. In this blog’s seven year...
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