An evangelical Whatsapp chain sounds the alarm bells: the Petro is black magic. Looking at the claims, a Haitian sociologist finds room for empathy with those terrified by black magic, but notes the enormous misunderstandings involved.
Before there was Wikipedia, there was the Fundación Polar’s Diccionario de Historia de Venezuela. Now every Venezuelan history nerd’s favorite is one click away.
Believe it or not, amid the collapse, a hearty band of intellectuals is still trying to keep higher education going in Venezuela. What it takes to teach in these conditions will take your breath away.
According to official figures, over 100,000 Venezuelans have made it to Peru. On the streets of the Peruvian capital, Venezuelan street vendors have hope, desire to work and degrees.
The ICC just launched a preliminary examination into crimes committed at last year’s protests. What does that mean? And what can we expect?
Being evil, manipulative liars and cruel murderers doesn’t mean you can’t be smart or cultured. Unfortunately.
After two decades of exceptionally tyrannical rule, almost nobody thought Yahya Jammeh would leave power through the ballot box. Least of all him. But that’s what happened.
Oil industry workers in Anaco don’t show up to work anymore. Why risk life and limb for salaries that just won’t put food on the table anymore?
Alex Saab had had just about enough of Armando.info airing out his dirty laundry in public. So he took to the courts and forced the site’s principals to run off to Colombia.
In 2001, she was the victim of a harrowing set of crimes that shocked the nation. Today, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights begins to hear her case.
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