Remembering the Coup that Overthrew Venezuela’s First Elected Government
Acción Democrática’s government was just three years old when the military decided it had had enough of civilian rule. It happened 70 years ago, today.
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As Venezuelans Come Home From Chile, Chileans Go the Other Way
The “Vuelta a la Patria” plan just had its latest installment in Chile, but the government of President Sebastian Piñera is also preparing its own version for fellow Chileans in Venezuela.
Backyard Burials: the New Venezuelan Way of Death
Improvised burials are the new normal for poor Venezuelans. With so little on offer for the living in Venezuela, what can the dead expect?
“The Hidden Power of The Venezuelan Diaspora” Displays Tools to Heal a Migratory Wound
The Center for Strategic and International Studies got a crew of sharp minds, including our very own Alejandro Machado, together to talk about how important the Venezuelan diaspora will be in rebuilding our country from abroad.
Parents and Neighbors Recruited by Schools to Cover Teacher Deficit
Remember how awkward it was if your dad taught chemistry to your entire class? Well, because of poor salaries, transport fares and poor training, parents or neighbors acting as teachers is now a really common sight in schools all over the country.
BusTV: Culture Jamming Censorship One Bus at a Time
How do you let people know what’s going on amid the censorship raj? We do it on public transport, with a cardboard cut-out TV screen and a YouTube channel, to the beat of salsa.
Hippocratic Oath No More: Ideology Wins the Health Crisis Battle
While lack of basic medical supplies kills Venezuelan patients, the board of directors of a State-run hospital in Caracas refuses to accept a donation from Médecins sans Frontieres, putting politics and ideology before patients’ lives.
After Carmina Burana: Fate of Caracas, Not That Monstrous, Not That Empty
It might be tough to think how there are still cultural events seeking to impact and transcend beyond the crisis. Is it really possible to detach ourselves from chaos? Not just possible, necessary!
Web of Repression to Close Newspapers
As media outlets in Venezuela are suffocated to the point of closure, a new report by NGO Transparencia Venezuela shows the mechanisms used by the hegemony to make it happen.
Reuters Confirms the Carnet de la Patria Is Utterly Evil
Reuters published an article describing how Chinese telecom giant ZTE helps Maduro & Co. monitor and keep track of fatherland card-carrying citizens’ every move. The details of the data recollection resemble a horror story gone Venezuela.
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