Poverty beyond the spin
Juan Cristobal says: – If you didn’t know anything about Venezuela and you stumbled upon this AP story, you would think Hugo Chávez’s management of the economy was...
Life
Who loves ya?!
Quico says: Here’s an innovative take on the budding Chávez-Medvedev lovematch: Neither Medvedev nor Chavez were being very direct about why they are deepenig the relationship, and I...
The forgotten trailblazer
Juan Cristobal says: Take a look at this picture. Quick: can you tell me who this man is? If you can’t – and I bet you can’t –...
New Survey!
Quico says: Following on from that very enlightening Reader’s Survey last week, Juan Cristobal, Lucia and I put together a second, much more detailed survey of readers’ political...
81% of you
Quico says: So if my Readers’ Survey is to be trusted, 81% of you won’t mind if I post a link to a piece in Spanish. This one...
Extra! Extra! Opposition Fails to Shoot Self In Foot!
Quico says: The opposition political class is held in dismally low esteem by most of our readers, but sometimes this has its advantages. For one, it makes it...
The Caracas-Tehran Axis, but not as you know it
Quico says: The World Mayor project has just released the shortlist of 11 finalists for its 2008 award. Among them is Leopoldo López alongside Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, mayor...
Sweet Tooth for Punishment
Quico says: After eight years (four over schedule), half a billion dollars, one corruption scandal after another after another, and still not a lump of sugar produced, would...
Photo of the Day
[The accompanying article, btw, shows pretty clearly that it’s not just the opposition that’s having trouble agreeing a single slate of candidates. It’s just that the government has...
After All These Years, Dan Burnett Still Doesn't Get It
Quico says: Here’s a riddle for you: when is a post-chavista awakening not a post-chavista awakening? When it’s formulated as though failed policies had nothing to do with...
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