Food sovereignty is a mere formality
For quite some time, the Chavernment has sold us the premise that Venezuela is pretty strong in food sovereignty. But in the last few weeks, the wave of...
Economy
Conservative anti-imperialism
In Foreign Affairs, Javier Corrales coins a term I had not heard before: “conservative anti-imperialism.” It describes Chávez’s approach to relations with the US: antagonistic, but not that...
Chávez owes his re-election to the people
I mean, literally. You and me are going to have to pay for his reelection … out of our own pockets. Ultimas Noticias reports on numbers from the...
Caracas' Metro is 30 years old
I was two years old when the Caracas subway opened to the public. My first time using it was in 1987. It was a unique experience, like I...
¿Por qué no te callas?
Remember the problem we have with the sencillo? Well, it’s no longer a domestic issue. Spanish newspaper ABC reports that the one Bolívar Fuerte coin is now used by...
A closer look at Maduro's superpowers
Press reports about Nicolás Maduro’s new powers on economic issues don’t really do justice to what is going on. When you scratch beneath the surface and actually read...
Balloons are the new possums
Parts of Barquisimeto and Cabudare were forced to pass Christmas Eve in the dark thanks to electric blackouts. This time though, the blame didn’t fall on an animal...
Driving the nation
The latest Official Gazette informs us that the Vice-President (and appointed succesor) Nicolás Maduro has been given broad new powers in economic matters. Those duties include overseeing the...
Getting groceries the "commando" way
In recent years, a new kind of robbery has become recurrent in Venezuela: the “commando assault”. Its modus operandi is based on a large and organized group of...
Opportunism, or socialist cronyism?
Bloomberg’s Alex Cuadros has a thoughtful profile of Venezuelan banks. While it lays down the facts without sounding shrill, the facts are alarming enough in themselves. In the...
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