Can Blockchain Help Rebuild Venezuela?
The challenges associated with the Venezuelan crisis can be addressed with blockchain technology. It’s not easy to understand, but here we show you four simple use cases.
Life
The Ideological Necessities That Turned into Collective Punishment
The Left continues touting the paper in which Mark Weisbrot and Jeffrey Sachs claim that 2017’s lending sanctions killed 40,000 people, when in fact, it was ideologically constrained decisions that caused the humanitarian emergency.
The Doctor of the Jail
Carmelo Gallardo is one of the 11 doctors who were detained in the protests of April 30th, 2019, in Venezuela. He’s a hematologist and chief the Blood Bank of Maracay’s Central Hospital, in Aragua, accused of resisting authority, obstructing a public road and incitement. This is his wife’s testimony.
Back to Portugal, 50 Years Later
They made a life in Venezuela, fleeing poverty and dictatorship in Portugal. Now they are returning to the country they were born in, to survive as they can, with a half-forgotten language, at 70 or 80 years old.
The Mystery of the Leaked Ramos-Maduro Interview
The 17-minute long interview with the Venezuelan dictator that caused the detention of Univisión’s star is now public. The news isn't the interview itself, but how it made its way to TV.
Humanitarian Catastrophe
We've gone back 50 years in matters of public health and we're running out of doctors. TSJ moved Ángela Aguirre's case to a court in Caracas, since it had proved impossible to have #JusticiaParaAngelaAguirre in Bolivar State.
Chavismo’s Foreign Allies Have Its Back on Disinformation
The hegemony knows how to create mayhem in social media. But recently, international allies are lending a hand in spreading false info and pushing fake narratives.
The Nightmare of Growing Up in Venezuela
Chavismo stole a whole generation of Venezuelans’ childhood, they have no idea what growing up in a normal country is like. These are indicators that no kid should ever have to experience.
The Quixote Who Defended Caracas Against the English
On the third day of June, 1595, one of the most amazing episodes of early Venezuelan History took place. An old Spaniard charged almost alone against English pirates, giving birth to a legend of useless heroism.
No Answers for Dying Kids
While the dictatorship blames the U.S. for the deaths at Caracas Children’s Hospital, the causes seem to be negligence, underfunding and the international agreement for bone marrow transplants, before the OFAC sanctions.
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