How the End of Apartheid Created Danny Ocean
In his new album, Venequia, the Venezuelan pop star mixes reggaeton and protest in a personal reflection on political conflict and exile. This is the story behind the artist and his hits
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Families of Electoral Detainees in Tocuyito Can’t Hug Them During Visits
Relatives are told not to show affection or encouragement towards the prisoners to avoid being punished.
The Local Dispatch #4
This week’s Dispatch features the PDVSA blaze in Cabimas, indigenous displacement, and grave concerns in the domestic food industry
The Local Dispatch #3
In the third issue of The Local Dispatch, we feature Maduro's fractured Christmas bonus, rural Venezuela's antivenom crisis and flood displacements in Bolívar.
The Local Dispatch #2
In the second issue of The Local Dispatch, we feature the tragedy of pensioners, “WhatsApp crimes” and Sucre’s cocoa problem
Post-Electoral Unrest Also Shook Venezuela’s Showbiz
The closing of air routes, the fear of political retaliations and a deep fall of consumer spending in August put a halt, maybe temporary, to the country’s comeback to international live music
Efecto Eco: A Voice for the Voiceless
Efecto Eco brings together a group of artists and activists to tell the stories of repression taking place in Venezuela in the context of post electoral protests
The Local Dispatch #1
We're launching The Local Dispatch, a weekly digest of underreported news from deep inside Venezuela
Venezuela’s Lost Generation: A Personal Reflection on the “Children of the Revolution"
Being born between 1999 and 2012, into a reality versus witnessing a transformation firsthand, profoundly influences our understanding of the country's past and present
Venezuela According to U.S. Campus Leftist Paternalism
In U.S. campuses, leftist paternalism often romanticizes the Chavista regime, disregarding the harsh realities Venezuelans face under authoritarian rule.
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