Updated Map of Lootings and Lynchings
We're keeping track of lynchings and lootings in the country. Since we last updated the map in April food riots and lootings have gone from sparse occurrences to widespread unrest all across the country.
Life
It's all about the courts
In a timely Daily Beast post, Raúl points out a glaring curiosity: whatever happens in lawless Venezuela will depend on what the country's courts decide.
Guatafoc is as Guatafoc does
Guatafoc's photo-essay ABCs, #TropicalMierda, is one of the most gloriously weird, disgustingly Caracas things you'll see all week.
Book Club: Un libro salvaje y revolucionario
Este mes el Club del Libro de Caracas Chronicles se dedicará a desglosar un clásico de la literatura política venezolana. Metámosle el diente a “Del Buen Salvaje al Buen Revolucionario,” de Carlos Rangel.
teleSUR vs. the poor
Founded on a promise to cover the news from the perspective of the underprivileged, teleSUR today does precisely the opposite: spinning the Venezuelan crisis away with an editorial line that drips with contempt for the poor.
A Day in the Life of Nicolás Maduro's Community Manager
Yenireth Molina realized there was something different about her early on. At first, she thought it was God. A little voice inside her head telling her she would...
OVV, You Had One Job
We dive deep into the Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia's bizarre, muddled answer to Dorothy Kronick’s criticisms and come to a troubling epiphany: OVV isn’t really an academic research organization at all.
Finding Agreement With OVV
I found myself nodding along to much of OVV’s response to my criticism. In fact, a minor change to the correction they themselves propose gets us very similar estimates for the violent death rate in 2015.
The Indignation
Your daily briefing for Friday, July 8, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
SEBIN's War on Journalists' Sources
An active shooter at BCV, a mysterious video suicide-note, and SEBIN's rampage to try to figure out how it got out.
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