A matter of cops and death
How bad does the security situation have to be in a country for the cops themselves to go out to protest… because they don’t feel safe on the...
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Land of confusion
“Venezuela is the only country in the world where street vendors sell you both a copy of the Transit Law … and a nice, cold beer.” Laureano Márquez’s...
Be Part of the Solution: Support Efecto Cocuyo
There are just 60-odd hours left on Efecto Cocuyo’s crowdfunding campaign, which means you still have a chance to fight back against Communicational Hegemony by supporting independent journalism in Venezuela...
Welcome Back
So, this flew under my radar, but apparently Maduro backtracked on the the decision to fuse the Environmental Ministry and the Habitat Ministry, and now, we will once again have and...
I found the average Venezuelan
(Today at Plan Pais I was honored to have been asked to moderate a panel composed of Asdrubal Aguiar, Carlos Blanco, Miriam Kornblith, Juan Maragall, and Ricardo Villasmil....
Game over, Maduro
Nicolas Maduro’s ridiculous attempts to grab hold of the Panama Summit’s agenda have been thwarted by the historic handshake between Barack Obama and Raul Castro. Because whatever happens...
The neverending subway
The central government has some good news for the people of Valencia: At the end of this month, the first two stations of the subway’s Line 2 will...
Newsprint-geddon reaches Tucupita
Tuesday’s edition of Delta Amacuro State newspaper NotiDiario carries a simple headline: “Once again, we have to say goodbye.” The paper will no longer publish for the forseeable...
Caracas Chronicles talks to @EfectoCocuyo
Today, I spoke to Luz Mely Reyes, co-founder of Efecto Cocuyo. After a few technical glitches, we got down to business: a visit to Venezuela by Barack Obama’s envoy;...
Two can play the CARICOM game
The 7th Summit of the Americas is just around the corner, and public attention will be focused on U.S. President Barack Obama, who will carry a huge diplomatic...
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