The Unexpected Comeback of DirecTV
As soon as DirecTV ceased operations in Venezuela, its return began gestating. Now it’s back under a new administration—and a little capitulation at Miraflores—proving that good things also happen around here
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Venezuela, Where Health Workers Face the Worst of COVID-19
Dozens have been infected. More than 60 have died. Here, doctors and nurses are so ill-protected that they account for a third of all officially reported deaths from coronavirus
More People Than We're Told Are Dying in Venezuela From COVID-19
A recent piece by ArmandoInfo gives us very concrete hints at just how bad the COVID-19 pandemic is in Venezuela, and how chavismo is underreporting its tallies
The Year We Changed Forever, and Some
The last semester of 2019 and the first of 2020 will be remembered for its breakdown of our political illusion and the unavoidable effects of the pandemic. What's ahead of us, then?
The Venezuelan Crisis Drives Nurses into Domestic Work
For them, day-to-day life is an exercise of resilience. Money is never enough, but they face hardships with faith, love and cooperation
Who Pays for Venezuelan Journalism?
We usually talk about harassment and censorship, but there’s another threat we don’t mention often: the problems the media has to face to support itself, in Venezuela and the rest of the world
Tales of a Displaced Youth: Daniela
Migrating alone is one of the hardest experiences anyone can go through, a lesson Daniela was about to get when she left Venezuela in 2018. Her determination, though, was bound to give her a hand
How COVID-19, or Something Like It, Killed Pablo
The names and locations of this story have been changed to protect the victims. The rest, the dollarized everything, the wrecked hospital, the overcrowded morgue, the corrupt funeral home, is all real
The Sordid Tale of Returned Venezuelan Migrants
According to the de facto regime, some 22,654 Venezuelans who had migrated decided to return at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. They must now endure the vengeance of resentful authorities
Entering Venezuela Through No Man’s Land
Leaving or entering Venezuela through the border with Colombia is an excruciating experience for most. A select few, however, go through Maicao on a VIP route still fraught with surrealism, corruption, misery and danger
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