Telesur feels the sting (and the hegemony too)
Hegemony member Telesur has turned to a pledge drive to save them from "economic an political prosecution" (Chavista code for "going broke"). How's the State's media apparatus really doing?
Life
The Cycle
Mother and father were born into poverty. They worked hard, they helped the country rise and the country helped them rise with it. But now, it seems the cycle's back where it started.
Echa tu Cuento
Venezuela está en el ojo del huracán mediático internacional. Este es el momento para compartir tus cuentos. Ven y ayúdanos.
Hell is in Anzoátegui State
Nicholas Casey's eyewitness account for the New York Times of conditions at Luis Razetti hospital in Barcelona will shake you to the core.
The Spotlight Is On: Time to Tell Your Story
As Venezuela shoots up to the front pages following the announcement of a State of Emergency, we ask you to take a minute and tell us the story from 2016 you think is worth passing down the generations.
Fun Game: Guess the Date
This appeared in the Wall Street Journal…but when? CARACAS,Venezuela–By ceremoniously signing a new $1.4 billion loan on Monday, the International Monetary Fund made it official: It’s back in Venezuela....
Bachaquero = "Buy-and-Flip Hustler"
Bloomberg's Andy Rosati followed bachaqueros to see what their day-to-day life is like. It's no bed of roses.
The goal is delay
Your daily briefing for Friday, May 13, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Fifty ways to say "debacle"
A sprawling piece in The Atlantic, co-written by Quico and Moisés Naím, is a showcase for how to write about Venezuela in a way that is fresh and inviting.
A good look at food shortages
With the minimum wage being a fraction of what it takes to feed a family, and endless controls and regulations strangling productivity, this is the image of La Revolución. Take a good look.
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