The ten years of the Constitutional Assembly
Juan Cristóbal says: – This July 25th will mark the tenth anniversary of the election where we picked the members of the Constitutional Assembly – an anniversary not...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
Will Maduro be driving the bus?
Juan Cristóbal says: – Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega will apparently be accompanying Manuel Zelaya by land on his trip back to Honduras. I...
The revolution eating its has-beens
Juan Cristóbal says: – The Bolivarian Revolution has been making some strange moves regarding corruption as of late. A few weeks ago, we learned that former Finance Minister...
The other Samán
Juan Cristóbal says: – Anyone who has followed chavismo through the years knows that the guy has practically run out of new people to promote. Whenever he shuffles...
Sue me, but I got a laugh out of this one.
Juan Cristóbal says: – Post 74 of 100 … desperate to reach 80 before the day is done.
An overlooked milestone
Juan Cristóbal says: – Yesterday, the good people of Curiepe staged a protest against the government for its heavy-handed actions in taking over the local police station last...
A controversial finding on poverty
Juan Cristóbal says: – UCAB Sociologist Luis Pedro España knows about poverty. Having spent years thinking about the topic, he is one of the rare researchers in Venezuela...
We leave you with Gustavo Dudamel...
http://www.youtube.com/v/Oqv0KIWekb4&hl=en&fs=1&Juan Cristóbal says: – … just because. If you’re in the area, do not miss his free debut with the LA Philarmonic October 3rd, at the Hollywood Bowl....
Here I come! (I think)
Juan Cristóbal says: – Manuel Zelaya today announced the take-it-or-leave-it agreement proposed by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias was “practically dead.” Surprisingly, this appears to leave Zelaya, not...
All in a week's work
Juan Cristóbal says: – You gotta hand it to the workers of Guayana. Following a few days worth of protests, the government relented without much of a fight...
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