The Raid on Doral Centro
For most of us, the sound and the fury are seen through a screen from the safety of our homes. This, however, is what happens when the security blankets are gone.
Politics
Fraud, Actually
In an explosive double whammy, BBC and Reuters confirm what we all suspected: the numbers reported by Tibisay were fake, and the entire process was a sham.
Flying Away from Here
The question is not why airlines are leaving Venezuela, but how come they stuck around so long.
The day after the ANC
Food lines, barricades and empty bellies: the day after the Constituent vote might as well have been any other day in our embattled city.
Cheating at Solitaire
Announcing a beyond-crazy turnout figure, Tibisay Lucena puts the final nail in the National Elections Council's credibility.
#30J Roundup: Bullets over ballots
The election was fake, but the violence was real: a detailed look at the mayhem nationwide as Venezuelans reject the government’s attempt to institutionalize dictatorship.
Guayana: Your Vote or Your Job
Ciudad Guayana is a government bastion —tons of state workers around. Their stories are consistent: they’re all being told explicitly they either vote or they’re fired.
Chavistas have no idea how to vote today, or for whom
Nobody understands today’s election system. With everything on the line, this might as well be a lottery.
Countdown to Doomstituyente
As the threat of an Constituent Assembly that lifts even notional limits on what the crazies can do, the dystopian vibe in our public sphere deepens.
The Farce and the Fear: How to Mobilize Voters for an Election Nobody Wants
Sunday’s election is a giant charade, so how do you get people to go out and vote? By laying on the intimidation like there’s no tomorrow. Because, if you fail, there may not be.
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