How Venezuelan Pop Culture Is Talking Migration
The separation from loved ones, the alienation of living somewhere else and the multiple effects of massive migration in our society are growing as the themes of Venezuelan artists’ songs and movies
Life
The Long Road to Tokyo of Venezuelan Paralympic Athletes
Practicing a Paralympic sport in Venezuela implies overcoming both the physical difficulties and the national crisis. Here are some of the stories of the athletes in the Venezuelan delegation
Numbers Are Forever: the Feats of Miguel Cabrera
With his 500 home runs in the MLB, the Detroit Tigers batter reached a set of records unmatched by any other Venezuelan baseball star
Venezuelan Cities Are Losing One of Their Treasures: Their Trees
Venezuelan authorities and thoughtless neighbors raze the urban woodland, our cities’ green heritage, at a victor’s pace
Binge-Watching the World Burn
From Afghanistan to Venezuela, countries in crisis have to compete for the world’s short attention span. But to what end?
How Venezuela’s National Heroes Would Use Social Media
Imagine our national heroes joining this bizarre climate of public opinion. Which would be the platforms of choice of Bolívar, Miranda, or Manuela Sáenz?
Reply to ‘The Leftist Backlash Against the Democratic Socialists’ Fun Trip to Venezuela’
This is a reply by Venezuelan Workers Solidarity to a piece written by Clifton Ross, published by Caracas Chronicles on July 14th, 2021
How to Navigate Twitterzuela
Following Venezuelan accounts on Twitter is a good way to understand or get a glimpse of what’s happening in our country of origin, but some advice can be useful when entering those troubled waters
Live Censorship on Venezuelan State TV
It's not comedy, but it could be. A hot mic reveals chavista censorship on the real situation of Venezuelan athletes in the Tokyo Olympics
How the Olympics Helped Me Reconnect with Venezuela
These games and the performance of our athletes are doing something strange to migrants like me: making us feel proud of the country that we felt had betrayed us
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