Mayors Without Borders
With Antonio Ledezma’s escape to freedom, the list of Venezuelan public officials fleeing from political persecution grows ever larger. Here's a rundown of the exiled mayor's club.
Life
Thought-Criminals
For over 18 years, scholars of all sorts have seen their freedom eroded, bit by bit. Today, on our Student’s Day, we wonder: just how much damage has been done to Venezuela’s academia?
Salvados Redux
The second half of Maduro’s “Salvados” interview isn’t as compelling as the first, but still offers interesting bits about how Venezuela is seen in Spain, and how Maduro is a master at contradicting himself.
On Mendoza, Hunger and the Potato
The word “heartless” doesn't begin to describe the way the Venezuelan government handles the hunger of its people. Lorenzo Mendoza is still doing his best to fight this.
What Suffering Means
Forget about bondholders and defaults: I spent the night shift in Mérida’s Hospital Pediatric wing, and this is the misery most doctors in the world only read about.
The Venezuelan FARC Franchise
The Venezuelan government just met, on Venezuelan soil, with a former terrorist organization that became a political party. Their goals are mysterious enough for everyone to worry.
Maikel Exposed
It’s been rumored that the Supreme Tribunal’s chief Justice, Maikel Moreno, is a truly shady character. Reuters just did a profile on him and guess what? “Shady” doesn’t begin to cover it.
Overture at the UN
The first meeting about Venezuela's crisis was held at the U.N. Security Council on Monday. And even if it’s happening more slowly than we’d like it to, the wheels of fate are turning against the Maduro regime.
A Meeting About Nothing
The hotly trailed meeting with Bondholders at Palacio Blanco amounted to a boring speech by Tareck, barely different from the usual stream of propaganda pablum on Venezuelan State TV. God help us all.
Venezuela goes to the Security Council
The UN Security Council will discuss Venezuela today. Although informal, the meeting is a step in the right direction, with the right voices and, hopefully, the right conclusions.
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