Where Have the Doctors Gone?
Thousands of MDs have left Venezuela. Facing discrimination and bureaucratic obstacles abroad, they either manage the certification ordeal… or leave medicine altogether.
Life
Another Year With(out) Penicillin
It’s almost a century ago today that antibiotics, as we know them, were first introduced into modern medicine. Sadly, Venezuela struggles to stay out of the pre-antibiotic era.
From Able but Unwilling, to Willing but Unable
No U.S. president has ever devoted as much of a U.N.G.A. speech to Venezuela as Donald Trump just did. But does he have the chops to lead the international response to Maduro?
Gilber Caro’s Hunger
National Assembly member Gilber Caro is the face of triumph over extraordinary obstacles. He is also the face of Maduro's unspeakable cruelty. He could be dead soon if he doesn't get help.
The Curse of the Tarpeian Rock
El Helicoide has always been an ambitious project. It's just that the ambition changed from futurist drive-through shopping mall to sinister torture chamber.
About Hope and the OAS Hearings
If you want to see the Maduro regime prosecuted for crimes against humanity, then you’re in luck. That road, however, is as tangled and complex as you might expect.
Este Mamagüevo
Venezuela has no shortage of quality grade assholes doing their finest to represent us abroad.
Panamin
Years ago, Panama was the choice destination for Venezuelan expats. Over time, as numbers have swelled, yesterday's refuge has become ever more openly hostile to us.
LIVE STREAM: House Foreign Affairs Committee on Venezuela
Join us at 2:00pm EST for a Congressional Hearing on "The Malicious Influence of State and Criminal Actors." Keep an eye out for the witness from Montreal, we hear he likes to destabilize on the record.
Unimmunized
Venezuela is supposed to be covered by vaccination schemes, as required by international health organizations. So how come we have so many exposed children?
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