Michael Ross’s “The Oil Curse” is a sprightly visit to an old topic: how oil wealth damages countries. But while his overtly pessimistic outlook is justified, one has to wonder if he’s thinking of the right counterfactual.
The Venezuelan government's reaction to the Panama Paper leaks is textbook authoritarian: Deny, persecute, fire some journalists, and blame it on the gringos.
Several weeks ago we asked for your help in choosing the worthiest Venezuelans and monuments, manmade or natural, to be on our currency. We tallied up the votes, and will be presenting results in a three-part Friday series. BCV, eat your heart out.
How do you solve an energy crisis and prevent a recall referendum at the same time? By changing your clocks, obvs.
There are only so many ways that one can forecast Venezuela's impending collapse. We round up this week's international headlines in haiku form. Enjoy
This petrostate's currency peg is so crazy, there are guys at the airport who'll buy your dollars at TWICE the official rate! ¡Que horror!
An interactive and geo-referenced guide to the disturbing trend of lynchings in Venezuela since August, 2015.
As lynchings become commonplace in Venezuela, some let the violence creep in, while some just turn up the TV.
Fourteen years on, Quico re-edits his long essay into what exactly happened during the long, crazy weekend of April 11th-April 14th, 2002.
Perú could be about to see an unprecedented all-female second round. But is Keiko as Fujimorista as her name? And is Vero as chavista as her reputation?
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