The Petrostate that never went away: Part I
With vague hopes that some curious, open-minded World Social Forum participants might stumble on Caracas Chronicles over the next few weeks, I’m re-posting again this background piece from...
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The Petrostate that never went away: Part I
With vague hopes that some curious, open-minded World Social Forum participants might stumble on Caracas Chronicles over the next few weeks, I’m re-posting again this background piece from...
The Petrostate that never went away: Part II
continued… II: Our botched attempt at reformBack in 1989, all you needed to do to realize how badly Venezuela needed reform was pick up a phone. On a...
The Petrostate that never went away: Part II
continued… II: Our botched attempt at reformBack in 1989, all you needed to do to realize how badly Venezuela needed reform was pick up a phone. On a...
Institutional Decay Chronicles
Huguito gets a front-page thrashing in the current issue of Foreign Policy. The piece by Argentine political scientist Javier Corrales is a good read, though I’m still trying...
Institutional Decay Chronicles
Huguito gets a front-page thrashing in the current issue of Foreign Policy. The piece by Argentine political scientist Javier Corrales is a good read, though I’m still trying...
A postcard from the end of the world
It’s 11:30 in Chile, and I’m watching TV. Pundits and politicians are hard at work breaking down the triumph of Michelle Bachelet in today’s Presidential elections. Instead of...
A postcard from the end of the world
It’s 11:30 in Chile, and I’m watching TV. Pundits and politicians are hard at work breaking down the triumph of Michelle Bachelet in today’s Presidential elections. Instead of...
Chavez as divine retribution? Or Cardinal Castillo Lara off the deep end?
Lets get one thing straight: I enjoy seeing Chavez get a good tongue lashing as much as the next guy. But reading Cardinal Castillo Lara’s scathing Divina Pastora...
Chavez as divine retribution? Or Cardinal Castillo Lara off the deep end?
Lets get one thing straight: I enjoy seeing Chavez get a good tongue lashing as much as the next guy. But reading Cardinal Castillo Lara’s scathing Divina Pastora...
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