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.
Life
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.
Thus Falls the House of Lula
Dilma is gone, but so is Lula and the vicious red-tainted political business machinery he was instrumental in setting up.
Pescando Cauchos
Un documental nos lleva a pasar veinte minutos en el apocalipsis maracucho. Lo único que faltan son los zombies.
Teleférico Shuffle
Barely reopened, Mérida's Mukumbarí cable car is already the object of some controversy. What fate awaits the newly recovered attraction?
Ah! Oh! Curaçao!
Red Cross Curaçao is prepared for possible Venezuelan refugees. Repeat, Red Cross Curaçao is prepared for possible Venezuelan refugees. Sighhhhh...
Crushed by the Trilemma
Energy Security, Energy Equity, Environmental Sustainability: Pick two. Unless you’re Venezuela. If you’re Venezuela, pick zero.
Operational Preparedness of the 21st Century
Venezuelan soldiers are now stealing goats for food. Repeat, Venezuelan soldiers are now stealing goats for food. Fin del comunicado.
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