A University Under Siege
A move to outsource the dining halls at Universidad de Los Andes sends pro-government armed groups into a rampage of intimidation and violence, virtually shutting down Mérida's university.
A glimpse into the health crisis
You’ve heard the stories about the magnitude of our health crisis . Here's an objective, quantified glimpse of how bad the situation actually is.
The Political Cost of Dialogue
A highly unpopular, narco-infused government ruling a country on the brink of starvation with corruption networks spreading in every direction faces an opposition that seems weaker than ever.
A Grotesque Farce Masquerading as a Memoria y Cuenta
A new day and a new violation to the Constitution. A typical Friday morning in Venezuela.
Feria Internacional del Sol: Mérida’s Weekend of Tropical Chaos
Dirty streets, risky driving, a penetrating stench of urine in the air, terrible music blaring from every corner and thousands of people getting drunk while watching a bull agonize: for four days every February, Mérida becomes the Capital of the Third World.
Our ULA
Merida's Universidad de Los Andes stands strong, a quiet testament of courage stronger than any crisis.
Our sick, sick Health Minister
Who bears responsablity for Venezuela's catastrophically failing health sector? "Capitalism!" says our disturbed new Health Minister
In Defense of our Psychiatric Wards
Venezuela es un manicomio. But, as I found out doing my rotation at Merida’s mental hospital, some of the manicomios are almost ok.
National Assembly follows through on Political Trial
We watched today's AN session, which was surprisingly riveting, and here are the highlights.
How Hampa is Destroying 70 Years of Venezuelan Science
If only the malandros who keep going back to UCV's Instituto de Medicina Tropical to pick at the bones of a broken institutions knew Dr. Félix Pifano, and the way this institute transformed Venezuela.
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