Dystopia Today
Forget about Yubraska. The real incarnation of Venezuela in the 21st century was gunned down in a Porlamar disco last Sunday.
Life
Protagonistas de Moneda
Venezuela will soon need new, higher-denomination bank notes and – as a result – new people, places and things to put on them. The nominations are in, and you...
"Patria o Muerte," Primera Parte
Muchos personajes y poco estilo en la novela de Barrera Tyszka.
Carraplana Chronicles
Venezuela's bankruptcy is reaching self-parodic proportions. The country's just lost its voting rights in the U.N. General Assembly for failing to pay its dues. Maria Gabriela and R.Ramírez are now officially tourists in New York.
The Event
Following this week’s total rout in the oil market, the question of when Venezuela is likely to experience a “credit event” is now been asked in terms of...
From Laura Pérez to Yubraska Chacón
Venezuela used to imagine itself as a airhead young girl jet setting around the world. Today, it imagines itself as a hard up barrio lady selling cake outside a supermarket line.
Macrinomics on the Caribbean?
Mauricio Macri managed to dismantle Argentina's foreign exchange control regime in very little time, and with surprisingly little pushback. Could something like that work here?
When we were bachaqueros
Back in the mid 1990s, my dad came up with a smart new strategy to keep the small grocery store he and mom ran on Margarita Island fully stocked. It never occurred to anyone to demonize him for it.
Coleteo Chronicles: Nail vs. Whitebread on CBC
Our very own Juan C. Nagel went up against Mark Weisbrot on CBC today. Viriginia López was along for the ride. Good fun!
Patria. Muerte. Book club.
El Club de Libros de Caracas Chronicles sigue creciendo. Para nuestra segunda edición, vamos con Patria o Muerte, la nueva novela de Alberto Barrera Tyszka. En español.
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