Fear and Loathing in Carnavales
Our exclusive interview with El Rey Momo. En Spanglish cabilla.
Ecuador teeters, but does not fall
The Foro de Sao Paolo is one step closer to extinction as Rafael Correa's handpicked successor tries and fails to steal the first-round presidential vote in Ecuador.
The Story of a Tweet
Over on The Atlantic, Emi aterriza a los gringos in what exactly that picture means in Venezuela...and comes out of her little trumpista glass closet in the process.
CNN en Español Censored in Venezuela
As the Venezuelan government orders pay-TV providers to yank CNN's Spanish network from their channel grids, are we seeing the dawn of the El Aissami Era?
Eder in Playa El Agua
A child. The sea. A magical goal. An oyster.
CNE's Latest Trap
As CNE announces the rules for obtaining official party status, we know full well the way this game is going to shake out. Because we've seen CNE create bizarrely convoluted rules plainly designed to trip the opposition up.
The Venezuela That Ended 25 Years Ago Today
We take a deep dive into Venezuela's press a week ahead of the February 4th, 1992 coup attempt to rediscover a world that's disappear never to come back again.
Keystone XL is Back On. Venezuela Should be Afraid. Very Afraid.
President Trump wants to build the Keystone XL Pipeline after all. This is a disaster for Venezuela's energy strategy, and one that makes retaining control of Citgo not just important, but imperative.
Too dirty. For an OIL TANKER.
So this is how PDVSA ends: not with a bang, but with an unpaid tanker cleaning bill.
Spain's Sneaky Strategy to Recolonize Venezuela
As the former presidents try to restart dialogue —for some reason— we look under the hood of Zapatero's cunning plan.
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