A Budget Full of Silences
Finance Minister Rodolfo Marco Torres announced the 2016 Budget in a short speech more notable for what he didn't say than what he did.
A Gal Can Hope, Can't She?
A estas alturas del partido, why would any sane person still get worked up when President Maduro says he's going to announce economic reforms?
Carta al TSJ
Estimado TSJ, Nos enteramos de que rechazaste la demanda que Transparencia Venezuela interpuso contra el presidente del BCV, Nelson Merentes, por no publicar indicadores macroeconómicos, por considerar que no...
Let's talk about "gender equality"
It’s undeniable that Venezuelan society is sexist. From the silly facts – the women can flutter their eyelashes at male waiters to get an extra basket of bread,...
Birthplace of bachaqueo
Have you ever wondered where it all started? Bachaqueo, I mean – standing in line waiting to purchase price-controlled products in order to resell them in the black market....
Inside Out
I recently saw “Inside Out” [If you haven’t seen it, GO NOW!]. The film made me realize that we always talk about the economic crisis, but we rarely talk...
A traffic jam
At times, it can seem like Venezuela is going to hell in a hand basket, but not everything is getting worse. Caraqueños are noticing one source of misery...
Maracaibo Chronicles
Many would say there is clash between Caraqueños – Venezuelans born in Caracas – and Maracuchos or Marabinos –Venezuelans born in Maracaibo; e.g. Pablo Pérez and Juan Cristóbal Nagel....
Economic crisis and the price of beauty
Venezuela is known for its beautiful women –if we are allowed to say so ourselves. But our high beauty standards are expensive, and no stranger to scarcity. So...
The line, the milk, the flour, the bachaque-ating, and incentives
On Friday afternoon, my dad sent me a cryptic text: “Anabella. Sábado A Las Ocho. Leche En Polvo. Nuestro Gama. Cédula Tuya y Mami”. (Anabella – Saturday at...
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