In Guayana Looters Pick Stores Clean, Move Onto Homes
Looting used to be just about stores. But as the crisis deepens, people's homes are becoming targets, too.
My day as a Hospital Clown
For one day, I joined Dr. Yaso's legendary hospital clown crew, bringing a little joy to sick kids and their parents in Guayana. It was intense.
Hanging Out at The Bus Stop
How does a city of a million people even operate when the public transport system good-as collapses? Badly. Very badly.
A Good Venezuelan Christmas
All we want for Christmas is a Feliz Navidad.
Watching the 2017 Miss Venezuela
My editors forced me to sit down and watch the Miss Venezuela pageant this week. I expected glamour and charm from this Venerable National Institution. I found out that devaluation reaches further and wider than we thought.
How they Cheated
We know for a fact that the regional elections in Bolívar were stolen. Now, thanks to the WSJ, we have the whole narrative.
Cryptocurrency Nation
With all the cash issues that Venezuela is going through, some have dared to experiment. Meet the guys from Portal Grill and their huge dreams about digital coin.
The Fake Keys Show
Two days before regional elections, I spent 8 hours waiting for president Maduro to hand out keys for the new houses of Misión Vivienda. He did (and it was all for show).
Keeping Up With The Kampaign
Regional elections are pretty much here, so here’s a review of each side’s campaign — and a peek into the weird side.
The Gold Game: Farming Virtual Money to Fight a Real-Life Crisis
Venezuelans desperate for hard currency realized Runescape runs on fake money —with more purchasing power than the bolivar. This is how the crisis reached the pixels.
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