Miranda Primaries: Playing the Piano with Ten Fingers
The opposition candidates for governor in Miranda are fully aware of the questions troubling us all. How good are their answers for you?
A Song for the Fallen
With no political parties involved, society summoned a “March for the Fallen” last Wednesday. We mourned the dead, the few of us who showed up.
What do they think about Luisa Ortega in Santa Paula?
With the defenestrated Luisa Ortega Diaz traipsing around South America giving speeches denouncing government corruption, the opposition base still can’t seem to make up its mind about what to think of her.
The Day of Living Dangerously: a Trip to the Black Market
Somehow, I found myself drifting through badly lit hallways in downtown Caracas trying to get shady men to help us turn dollars into stacks of bolivar bills...and lived to tell the tale.
The Great Escape
With or without ANC, La Salida for Venezuelans might just be Maiquetía.
Chávez volvió
The Federal Legislative Palace has new tenants who wasted no time in changing the décor. Where will the opposition work now?
The day after the ANC
Food lines, barricades and empty bellies: the day after the Constituent vote might as well have been any other day in our embattled city.
Chavistas have no idea how to vote today, or for whom
Nobody understands today’s election system. With everything on the line, this might as well be a lottery.
The Farce and the Fear: How to Mobilize Voters for an Election Nobody Wants
Sunday’s election is a giant charade, so how do you get people to go out and vote? By laying on the intimidation like there’s no tomorrow. Because, if you fail, there may not be.
Fear on Thursday
Although half of Caracas was deserted for Thursday’s strike, downtown buzzed with activity… and dread.
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