As Covid Cases Rise, the Conversation Dies on Social Media
Venezuela just broke its record for daily cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began. So, why is this the week with the least number of trending topics regarding the health crisis?
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Venezuelan Teachers Are Among the Most Active Protesters Online
Teachers’ Day brought digital and street protests in Venezuela. How did the government respond to their claims of persecution, miserable salaries, and lack of protection during the pandemic? It recognized teachers as “shapers of love”
The Battle for Barrancas del Orinoco
This town located at a strategic point of the Orinoco Delta is being disputed by gangs, guerrillas and security forces. The fighting has left several dead and many questions
A Bus Ticket for Venezuelan Walkers in Colombia
Colombia has welcomed Venezuelan refugees like no other country has. But now it needs to take an extra step
The Silent Demise of Venezuelan Baseball
Venezuela’s favorite sport keeps going, amid excruciating circumstances, sparse crowds and almost no reporters. A dispatch from the field of the Luis Aparicio El Grande Stadium
2021 Migration Year in Review
One more year of increases in the number of Venezuelans leaving the country. As of the close of 2021, there are now 6 million Venezuelans abroad
Wrapping up 2021 With the Venezuela Diaspora Project
The Venezuela Diaspora Project goes over its first year
Into the Universe of Choro 2021
Venezuelan writer and filmmaker Carl Zitelmann launched a video game, about a criollo post apocalyptic landscape. We played it and this is how it went
The Hallaca Rant
One more Pueblo People episode before the year ends. This is perhaps the most controversial episode of this podcast to date
How Vicente Emilio Sojo Rescued ‘Niño Lindo’
This beloved aguinaldo and many others would be totally unknown to us, if Maestro Sojo and his disciples wouldn’t have collected and transcribed them a century ago
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