Inserte su tarjeta
On the intoxicating allure of a queue-less ATM and the thoughtless actions that ensue.
The Real Economic War
In a horror-film style video that is the Price Control Police version of the Blair Witch Project, SUNDDE proves it wants to bankrupt every business in Venezuela, before 2016 is over.
Balseros del Siglo 21
It's not a socialist revolution without desperate boat people risking their lives to get out. Kohut and Casey have done it again.
Narcopricks
Efraín, Franqui, thank you, we hope you keep talking. Have fun in jail
Binding Constraints, or why the Venezuelan Economy is Screwed
An explanation for non-economists on how, even if you solve all the macro-problems, the economy is still going to suck because the micro-framework is screwed up as well.
The “do-it-if-you-can-afford-it-if-not-just-hang-in-there” strike
Yesterday's Paro Nacional Ciudadano got mixed reviews. Fears of wage increase-related layoffs and quincena Friday definitely played against a full-on stoppage.
The Opposition is Violently Repressed Everywhere Except Caracas
Away from the big march in Caracas today, a day of violence throughout Venezuela as armed chavista civilian groups collude with the forces of order to intimidate and attack opposition marchers.
No Fava Beans or Chianti
This story. Man, this story.
We Guayaneses Were Into Basic Goods at International Prices Before It Was Cool
The government's decision to allow basic staples to be freely sold in formal shops at international prices has been a novelty in Caracas this week. In Ciudad Guayana, they've had it for months.
Shrödinger's MUD
Somehow, this weekend, MUD has contrived to be both very much alive and totally dead at the same time. Which one is it? We'll find out Monday.
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