El País on Venezuela’s Lost Generation
Magnus Boding pens a piece for El País on the country’s young adults that will make you yearn for beach parties and friends you won’t see again.
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Die Abroad from Yellow Fever, Ask Me How
For fifty cents, you too can cause a yellow fever epidemic and an international health crisis out of sheer desperation or plain journalistic curiosity.
OAS: ‘Crimes Against Humanity Have Been Committed in Venezuela’
A long-awaited report by a panel of independent experts appointed by the OAS just came out: there’s sufficient evidence of crimes against humanity in Venezuela.
Empresas Polar Brings Us The FIFA World Cup: Noble or Lame?
Venezuela’s most important private food company makes a surprising move into our media landscape by making sure the entire country can enjoy the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
Steemit: A Lifesaver Amid Hyperinflation
After the math doesn’t check out at the end of each quincena, resourceful Venezuelans turn to making extra income online on a platform called Steemit to save the month and beat hyperinflation and the crisis.
Propaganda Without Borders: The Venezuelan Health Ministry Lies in Switzerland
The Venezuelan Health Ministry lies in a WHO summit in Geneva. Vice-Minister Parada’s statement was as disgusting as you might expect.
Andrés Bello, Lino Gallardo and the National Anthem
You thought you knew who authored the lyrics and composed the music to our Gloria al Bravo Pueblo because you learned it in school, but they taught us wrong.
Tougher U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela: An Escalating Crisis
The White House is getting tougher on Nicolás Maduro and his allies. But why did they take so long? A new article gives us a look on how U.S. policy on Venezuela is starting to change.
How to Fix a Humanitarian Crisis If Nobody Dares To Call it That Way
The debate over whether to openly call what is happening in Venezuela a “crisis” seems to be maturing. Even the Venezuelan government, albeit timidly, is starting to recognize it as one: They did so a couple of weeks ago in Washington, DC.
Trump Tightens Financial Sanctions on Maduro Regime: What Does it Mean?
With an Executive Order signed yesterday by Donald Trump, the U.S. government limits Maduro’s abilities to save himself and the rest of chavismo from the financial crisis they’re in.
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