OPEC, fracking, and Rafael Ramírez
You know what’s hugely important and we don’t know much about? OPEC. This article from today’s Wall Street Journal talks about the fracking revolution, and how it creates...
Panfleto Negro and its non-requiem for Globovisión
A smart take on the Globovisión closure, by Panfleto Negro’s Reinaldo Chacón. The money quote: Yo tengo dos años sin ver televisión, porque no tengo, y tres que...
Even the "food sovereignty" is imported...
Food Minister Félix Osorio (brother of his predecessor, Carlos) has indicated that at least 26,000 tons of food (just under 1 Kg. per person) have been arriving to...
One man's "acuerdo" is another man's "privatización"
PDVSA has been very active as of late. On May 15th, it signed an agreement (“un acuerdo”) with China’s CNPC, to increase its production in the Carabobo area...
Twittervisión
Last night, Twitter came of age in the Venezuelan public sphere. For as long as we can remember, if the opposition wanted to get its message out, it...
Chávez or bust, cont.
Looks like I was right after all: the bust of the late comandante supremo located outside the IPSFA shopping center in Caracas will be the first of many....
The Cuban elephant in the room
You know what’s weird about MarioSilva-Gate? Well, several things. For starters, we’re still not sure who leaked the audio in the first place nor for what purpose, and...
Taking the Measure of Celestially-Bestowed Follicle
I’m always slightly alarmed when I find out that Alejandro Tarre disagrees with me, because that’s usually a pretty reliable indicator that I got it wrong. For Tarre,...
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