You know that if-I-had-only-just-shut-up feeling you get when you’ve been complaining about something that gets just unbelievably worse? Well, just enjoy this December 10, 2016 Christmas post by Raúl Stolk.
In December 2012, the average price for a kilo of meat was around Bs. 30. This Christmas, you can buy 1kg. of meat for Bs. 200.000 if you're lucky enough to find and afford it. In this November 7, 2012 post, Gustavo Hernández reminds us that scarce hallaca ingredients were already a thing back then.
Right-wing Sebastián Piñera just won the presidency of Chile and will be taking over after many years of leftie Bachelet rule. What does this mean for the huge Venezuelan expat community down South?
I went to the heart of chavista territory to see why people voted red and played along with the dictatorship. My worst fear is that, eventually, we will all play along as well.
Just when you think PDVSA's penchant for criminal mischief can't get any more malignantly self-destructive, they go off and stiff the Chinese on a $43.5 million contract for re-bar.
Like a mocking gift from the past, I just found an old medical book with El Comandante’s signature in it, a bitter reminder of how things were when he signed it, and how hopeless the scene is now.
The inside story of Eulogio del Pino’s brutal defenestration shows a nerd in far over his head. He fell because of his child-like innocence with regard to the nature of the regime he serves.
Venezuela’s disappointing performance at the 2017 Bolivarian Games provokes serious questions, but a very controversial firing has overshadowed the entire discussion.
Venezuela is going through its worst moment in the fight against HIV. Today, on World AIDS Day, we bring you the reality of being HIV positive during national meltdown.
The International Council of AIDS Service Organizations and Acción Ciudadana Contra el Sida just released their report on three Venezuelan epidemics. The scenario is horrifying.
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