What Was Missing from Henry Ramos Allup's Rebuttal
What if Henry had taken last night's teachable moment to really explain how what Maduro calls "economic war" is really just red corruption hiding behind a thick veil of ideological gobbledygook?
Memoria y Cuenta Liveblog
Venezuela’s 2016 Memoria y Cuenta (our tropical State of the Union) address has just finished. It was followed – and overshadowed – by an unprecedented, electrifying 35-minute long,...
BREAKING: Central Bank Posts Inflation, Other Numbers
As Luis Salas was announcing his Economic Emergency Decree, the Central Bank of Venezuela posted inflation, GDP and Balance of Payments data through QIII 2015. Anywhere else in...
Henry and The Aristóbulo Factor
One way to read MUD's U-Turn over the three Amazonas State diputados is that an embryonic modus vivendi is arising from negotiations with the new Vice-president.
Ramos Allup: Questioned Amazonas State Deputies Will Ask to be "Disincorporated" from the National Assembly
Speaking on CNN en Español minutes ago, the National Assembly President has announced the three questioned Amazonas deputies will ask to be excluded from the National Assembly while they prepare their defense. #AnabellaWin
Fujimorazo en Gotas
A very Venezuelan kind of autogolpe is in process in Caracas right now as a kangaroo Supreme Tribunal suspends a democratically elected National Assembly.
Coleteo Chronicles: Nail vs. Whitebread on CBC
Our very own Juan C. Nagel went up against Mark Weisbrot on CBC today. Viriginia López was along for the ride. Good fun!
A Crisis on Two Clocks
In a lot of ways, 2016 feels like 2002. The difference is the economy, a disaster teetering on the edge of catastrophe that injects a powerful new source of uncertainty and volatility into an already explosive situation.
From Joke to Reality in Ten Days
On Dia de los Inocentes, Latin America's version of April Fools, I joked PSUV would ask the Supreme Tribunal to declare everything the National Assembly does pre-emptively unconstitutional. That was ten days ago. Today. It happened.
The New Cabinet - Aristobulo made VP, Luis Salas Economy Tsar
While Maduro speaks, a strange situation is developing outside the National Assembly. Vicepresident Aristóbulo Istúriz – Anzoategui State Governor and old time Causa R organizer made Vice-President. Very bright guy....
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