Intimidating the Venezuelan Press
The violent attack against several press workers at the Simón Bolívar International Airport last week is the clearest example of the overwhelming official pressure to force out any unflattering media coverage
Life
11,354 Days in the Dark
Morella spent 31 years, one month and a day locked against her will in Maracay. This is the story about her kidnapping and how she escaped.
Beware Your Friend Trump
There are some warnings I never thought I’d have for Venezuelans, of all people. Yet here we are, talking about the dangers of seeing right-wing populists as “saviors” from left-wing populism.
The Kueka Stone & the Dispossession of the Pemón
Germany is returning a sacred stone to an indigenous nation from La Gran Sabana. Maduro’s regime presents it as a victory, but this could be a cover-up on the destruction caused by the gold rush.
The Challenge of Child Malnutrition for Venezuela’s Future
We know that several thousand children are malnourished. How do we avoid a self-fulfilling prophecy?
A Report on CANTV's Conditions Is Followed by a Harsh Reprisal
A new undercover report on the state telecom company confirmed it's in dire conditions. Sadly, the fallout was censorship, repression and maybe a curious accident.
The People Agree: Venezuela is the Most Corrupt Nation in the Americas
Transparency International just released its Corruption Perceptions Index 2019, and other than placing Venezuela almost at the very bottom, it offers perspective into why corruption hits us so—and what we can do to fix it.
The Price of Being Viral: The Case of Alex Romero
A Venezuelan baseball player hit a catcher with a bat and became world famous. We talked to him about how a brief, infamous moment stained a brilliant career.
Bipartisan and Trump-free
Juan Guaidó’s international tour ended in Miami with a rally among U.S. lawmakers from both parties
Caracas’ Public Museums: The Struggle for Survival
Although a visit to the Bellas Artes cultural circuit isn’t for the nostalgic, not everything is lost and there's a lot of its former glory still there.
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