It's The Moderates Calling the Marches to Miraflores Now
On Wednesday, we saw the thing that never happened in 2014: moderates calling for radical action.
Reality Czech
The chatter on the streets of Prague in November 1989 was...remarkable.
Human Rights Watch Explains Venezuela to the Pope (and Cardinal Tscherrig)
In a startlingly forthright Open Letter to Pope Francis that refuses to softball the gravity of the situation, HRW's José Manuel Vivancos walks the Vatican through how to avoid another fiasco.
The San Cristobal Moment [Updated with subtitles]
The clip from Táchira lasts 26 seconds. A kid gets right up — RIGHT up — in a riot cop's face. What follows...crystallizes the volcanic fury and the deep humanity behind Venezuela's protest movement in a way no staged moment ever could.
Venezuela's Opposition Calls for Escalating Protest Agenda
Caracas witnessed a big, peaceful march today, and the opposition set a deepening protest agenda for the days to come.
"Juicio Político" is not Impeachment (and "abandono del cargo" is a stretch)
There was an important mistake in my post last night: the Venezuelan constitution's Article 222 does allow the National Assembly to render a political judgment on the president. But that's nothing like an "impeachment." (And the 'abandono del cargo' case is...weak.)
Venezuela's Crisis Goes Kinetic
It's been one of those days when if you bend down to tie your shoelaces, you miss an important development in Venezuela's dawning Constitutional Crisis. Here's what you need to know.
Being Chúo Torrealba
You can't pre-negotiate your defiance, Chúo, por Dios.
If This is a Show, Who's the Audience?
A little horde of chavista agitators waltzed past the National Assembly's security yesterday and onto the floor. It was a squalid bit of showmanship, aimed at showcasing Jorge Rodríguez's control over PSUV's means of political violence.
A Desperate Ploy Reveals an Unprecedented Split in PSUV
As Chavista governors attempt an end-run behind the TSJ to kill the recall referendum, the cracks in PSUV unity are all evident and serious.
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