You Can’t Improvise Non-Violent Resistance
Non-violent resistance takes minute preparation: not just physical and intellectual, but spiritual, too. Does MUD really understand what it’s signing up for?
Yon Goicoechea: Kidnapped, not arrested
VP leader Yon Goicoechea is the latest victim of the government’s Cuban-style preventive repression rampage in the run-up to September 1st.
Book Club: Del Buen Salvaje al Buen Revolucionario (Parte I)
The book club moves forward with Rodrigo y la primera mitad de la obra de Carlos Rangel: “Del Buen Salvaje al Buen Revolucionario”. Como el libro es en castellano, lo discutimos en castellano.
Remember the Electric Crisis?
When the lights were off, we were serious about reforming Venezuela's sclerotic, catastrophically underperforming electric sector. Then it rained in Guayana, and we forgot all about it.
A Regime that Persecutes the Best People in Venezuela
As Francisco Márquez and Gabriel San Miguel absorb the shock of arbitrary imprisonment, we watch aghast as Venezuela's most despicable people brutalize its best.
Paying Our Politicians Hunger Wages
You definitely cannot afford to live on what Venezuelan politicians earn.
Heroism for Our Times
Steeped in the culture of military hero worship, we've lost sight of the real courage it takes to de-escalate a conflict when it's just on the cusp of turning deadly.
Panem Chronicles
Picture it: a dystopian society where impoverished districts suffer so that (portions of) the Capital can enjoy a lavish lifestyle. Welcome to Venezuela.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Guri but were afraid to ask
The lower the water level at Guri goes, the more water you need to produce the same amount of power, and the more you risk damaging the actual turbines.
Local Warming
Climate change in Venezuela means less water to drink, irrigate crops and generate electricity. Are we ready? No. Are we getting ready? No.
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