Ecuador teeters, but does not fall
The Foro de Sao Paolo is one step closer to extinction as Rafael Correa's handpicked successor tries and fails to steal the first-round presidential vote in Ecuador.
Life
When SEBIN becomes a problem for chavismo
In the Venezuelan justice system, people are represented by three separate yet equally important groups: Prosecutors and Judges, who handle the entire process and intelligence officers, who like to meddle with it.
The Legacy of Model United Nations
To some, Model United Nations is an extracurricular activity for nerds. To Venezuelan delegations, its a bloodsport. And damn, we're good.
Sofia Ímber, 1924-2017
A tribute to a Venezuelan icon.
Yes, here
Leo gets thrown out of a night club for who he is. Anacaona is ruled out of public assistance for who she is. Sandra fails her school Spanish lesson for who she is. It's time we faced up: yes, it happens here.
La Dieta de Lenin
Leafing through the ENCOVI survey results, my mind went back. 100 years back. To Russia. Because the terms are different, but the logic is the same.
Concentrating on the Essential
On Venezuela's appallingly sexist twitter eyes.
The Story of a Tweet
Over on The Atlantic, Emi aterriza a los gringos in what exactly that picture means in Venezuela...and comes out of her little trumpista glass closet in the process.
Empty rooms, empty bookshelves
Marianne's apartment has that fresh emptiness and forlorn sense of detachment common to the homes of Venezuelans getting ready to move out, even with no boxes around.
El-Aissami’s New Militia?
How do you conjure up 20,000 new cops all of a sudden? By just handing off cop badges to Frente Francisco de Miranda and UBCh members en masse, I guess.
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