Does Cemex matter?
Juan Cristobal says: – The government is confiscating Venezuela’s largest cement company. Our readers are incensed. Some are wondering when we are going to write about this latest...
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Qué rayón
Juan Cristobal says: – Don’t miss the latest outburst from chavista congresswoman Desireé Santos Amaral in the front steps of the Mercosur Parliament, where Leopoldo López was about...
Plantain chronicles
Juan Cristobal says: – Don’t miss Alberto Barrera’s amusing riff on Venezuela’s new barter law. In Spanish only.
My Piedad Córdoba Shame
Quico says: OK, OK, I admit it! I funnel Venezuelan government money to Piedad Córdoba!
Boy, I never saw that one coming!
Quico says: Guess who Chávez blames for the South Ossetian war? You have three guesses. First two don’t count.
Kidnapped Twice
Quico says: Want something new to be alarmed by? Check out the newly enacted anti-kidnapping law – something I’d written about before – which mandates the Prosecutor General’s...
Ten reasons why November matters
Juan Cristobal says: In some opposition circles, wanting to get elected to office amid the swirl of inhabilitaciones and decree-laws almost amounts to treason. The conventional wisdom seems...
The Smoking Gun That Went on Nicorettes
Quico says: Here’s a question to ponder: what really changed in Venezuela when the 26 laws of the Gacetazo were decreed into effect? We’ve heard a lot of...
Adopt a Race
Quico says: As November 23rd draws near, Juan Cristobal and I face a special challenge: how to provide meaningful coverage of 24 state and 335 municipal races with...
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