A Petrostate Without Any Petrol: Gas Shortages Spread Nationwide
In Venezuela, gasoline is now, quite literally, priceless. Which is just as well, because there isn’t any.
Ghoul Nation Part IV: Everything You Wanted to Know About Venezuelan Folk Monsters, But Were Afraid to Ask
Each of the Venezuelan States has its own specific set of idiosyncrasies, their own very distinct way of communicating, eating, living and handling their affairs. Particular ghosts, monsters and creatures roam each region, as an army of dead that remind us of the violence, misery and dispair within each community.
Ghoul Nation Part III: Monsters from the Far West
In Western Venezuela, monsters, spirits and ghosts abound. Some of them roam our land to escape oblivion, keep trespassers at bay and communicate with the nature around them and protect it.
Ghoul Nation Part II: Creatures of Central Venezuela
The inhabitants of Central Venezuela can’t escape the fits of rage of tortured souls that still roam and haunt the land, to punish wrongdoers or search for justice, atonement or vengeance.
Ghoul Nation Part I : Monsters of Eastern Venezuela
Venezuelan land and waters are haunted by spirits, monsters and ghosts. Each one has preferences about what kind of victims it attacks and each can be placated or vanquished with a specific method. The Oriental belief system is rich, alive and well.
The Sanctions Predicament
New sanctions on Venezuelan officials are often cause for celebration at home and abroad, but they are flawed and ineffective. What do effective sanctions look like and where do we start?
Breaking News: Donald Trump Signs New Executive Order That Prohibits Further Transactions with Venezuela
The new Executive Order blocks the Venezuelan government’s international financial options even further.
Live-Blogging 20M
We partnered with ODH to bring you a complete coverage of the 20M (un)election. Check out the news monitoring service ODH offers in odhgc.com.
No Disney for Diosdado
It wasn’t clear why Diosdado had never been sanctioned, but the day has come.
Gregory Sanabria Wounded in El Helicoide, Other Political Prisoners Revolt
In today’s shocking plot-twist, the SEBIN’s infamous dungeon has been taken over by its political prisoners. The image isn’t quite clear yet, but we present you what we know.
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