Where Mass Graves are 'Normal', Normality Isn't
As massacres become a weekly event in Venezuela, mass graves are crafting a new abnormal normality, rendering empathy impossible and dehumanizing us little by little.
Life
The Worst Latin American
Has any other Latin American done as much damage in a single lifetime as Fidel Castro? It's...not even close.
Balseros del Siglo 21
It's not a socialist revolution without desperate boat people risking their lives to get out. Kohut and Casey have done it again.
Maiquetía Dispatch: The Gringo as ATM Machine
A meditation on my final few hours in this amazing, terrifying, tortured place
Venezuela silences conviction of the First Lady's drug-running nephews
As Venezuela's state media blacks out news that Cilia Flores's nephews were convicted on big time drug charges, we take a tour of Communicational Hegemony today.
A Crisis Humanitarians Can't Ignore
I spent years reading the IRIN website for news about the world's absolutely worst places. Now, they run news about Venezuela.
Home Depot Orange is the New Black Market
The Venezuelan government is being destabilized by a part-timer. Yes. Really. Click through for the scarcely-believable details.
Book Club: Del Buen Salvaje al Buen Revolucionario (Parte II)
Entrega final del Book Club sobre la obra de Carlos Rangel: Del Buen Salvaje al Buen Revolucionario.
Venezuela Storms Out of OAS Session In Support of Venezuelan Position
OAS thought it could cunningly manipulate Venezuela into supporting it by approving a declaration Venezuela might as well have written. No such luck.
El diálogo de la avena y el pan
Ante las mismas colas, la misma preocupación que nos ocupa para conseguir comida o medicinas, lo único que se me ocurre pensar es que nada pasará.
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