Launching the Caracas Chronicles Tech Advisory Panel
Quico says: First off, I need to take my hat off in googley-eyed, amazed, drooling adoration of you, the reader community. The response to my plea for support...
Francisco Toro
Quico Toro is the founder of Caracas Chronicles.
Zombie Capitalism
Quico says: We’re in the midst of a Nationalization Blitzkrieg right now: Cargill, Polar, Bodies and Smurfit Kappa have been targeted this week alone, and it’s easy to...
Juice ad Bellum
Quico says: The Stanford Review’s independent blog, Bellum, is running a juicy email interview with yours truly. Check it out.
Change You Can Believe In
Quico says: Over the past week, I’ve been doing some blue-sky thinking about the future of this blog. Here’s the skinny: Caracas Chronicles is at a crossroads. Over...
Odds and ends
Quico says: Way too busy this week. Unless Juan picks up the slack, posting may be light. I’m aware of, but powerless over, the “issues” with the IntenseDebate...
Misdirected Outrage
Quico says: Turns out that catastrophic interview of Allan Brewer-Carías appeared on the NYTimes website as a result of a content-sharing agreement with the Council on Foreign Relations:...
And the Design Contest Winner is...
…99ideas, for this stunning layout: Click to enlarge. It still has to be coded, so it won’t be up right away. Still. I’m really excited about it. I...
¡Golpista!
Quico says: We’re so used to hearing the word “coup-monger” tossed around indiscriminately as an all-purpose slur against government critics, we’re pretty much inured to it by now....
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