The times they are a'changin'...
Quico says: A couple of months ago, my feeling was that if there was any way for the oppo old guard to blow their survey lead ahead of...
Life
Lies and Consequences
Lucia says: Two quotes in recent wire stories neatly encapsulate the Chávez strategy for December 2nd. The first comes from a 32-year old mother of four, interviewed by...
Also worth a look
Katy says: My apologies for not posting much recently. Quico has a deadline, Lucia is MIA, and I’m tied up with child-care issues and with my hard drive...
Worth a look
Quico says: Reporters Without Borders’ letter to President Sarkozy on the eve of his meeting with Chávez is here. The Economist’s quite positive take on the student movement...
Chávez the Inevitable
[Quico says: About a year ago, we had a funny little incident in the comments section. Readers accused me of using a Sockpuppet by the name of “Lucía”...
Abstentionists in their ink
Katy says: There was an interesting development yesterday in the CNE, one that plays a not-so-minor role in the abstention vs. voting debate. The indelible ink to be...
The Public Sphere is like a Garden
Quico says: Habermas understands the public sphere as that realm of social life where private individuals come together to discuss public matters collectively. The public sphere is actualized...
Got milk?
Katy says: We maracuchas have our own little brands that we like to buy and promote. All else things equal, a true zuliano will always choose the local...
Comments are back...
Quico says: …sanity isn’t. I’ve been trying to think of stuff to post recently (no, really, I have) but drawing a string of blanks. The country’s too far...
Just a matter of opinion
Katy says: Yesterday, crackpot Chavista lawmaker Iris Varela threatened to take over private TV station Globovisión. Her complaint is that the station is “conspiring” against the revolution, more...
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