Today, we question the future of oil and energy in Venezuela. However, how well do we know the (not so brief) history of the Venezuelan oil industry? It all started with Petrolia, almost 150 years ago.
Constant comparisons are made between today’s Venezuela and George Orwell’s famous novel “1984”. But are those parallelisms accurate or simply intellectual laziness?
Our region isn’t safe from the fake news epidemic that has become part of the current global media atmosphere. Website TheGlobalAmericans.org recently launched an initiative to counter this phenomenon.
Up until the 2017 protests, Venezuelans used WhatsApp chats to make all sorts of plans to meet up with their friends. Now, they use them to keep in touch with loved ones who have now left the country.
Finding reliable sources about Venezuela can be difficult. Nevertheless, Desafío Tricolor goes a long way to try to preserve and share our culture and history on Wikipedia.
Omar Prieto and Lisandro Cabello are not afraid to violate human rights in order to guarantee security. Their promises to make Zulia the safest state are filled with violence, threats and fear.
Our diaspora has settled in a tiny corner of Florida, that didn’t have that much going for them before we made it there.
Parents denounced private schools to SUDEBAN for adjusting tuition. It seems Venezuelans have lost sight of this simple fact about the economy: If you want the best, you have to pay for it.
The higher education crisis has never been worse. Professors’ salaries don’t ever cover a lunch and protests have become the new normal. Are professors the ones truly subsidizing our education?
With Venezuela quickly falling into the void, Nicolás Maduro bets on crime and corruption to keep his broke government afloat.
We’ve been able to hang on for 22 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
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