The Day Three Cops Assailed Me
One minute, Luis was just walking home from a protest. The next, he became one more anonymous victim of police brutality. His bruises are a reminder of the risks we all face when out on the streets.
Politics
#TheWeeklyArepa Editorial: A way out
Each Friday, Raúl regales the members of our mailing list with a scrumptious little nugget of wisdom in our Weekly Arepa. Here’s this week’s.
Corruption and Phantom Bonds
Forget about playing to bankers’ sense of right and wrong: selling out public assets for much less than they’re worth is a crime, a ‘delito de salvaguarda.’ That’s where the focus should be.
The Pope knows
Here’s what we know about what the Holy Father knows about Venezuela that all of us know already.
The Guardia Whisperer
I’m a sifrino kid who used to get shaken down for bribes at checkpoints all the time. Then I learned how to chill with a Guardia Nacional. And it stopped. Can MUD learn my tricks?
Neomar and All Our Fallen
One day, the lives of all Venezuelans who’ve died through government's acts and omissions will be properly honored. This website is a good start.
What did Vladimir Padrino López Say and Why did He Say It?
As the GNB turns from repressing protesters to stealing from them, the Defense Minister says he “doesn’t want to see even one more National Guardsman committing an atrocity on the streets.” Coincidence?
My March with Ivón
I traveled to Ciudad Bolívar determined to march. Then I met a remarkable old lady who put the entire thing in perspective.
The Jurassic Left Doubles down on Maduro
The far left in the U.S. still seems to be more worried about protecting its ideological certainties than in listening to Venezuelans’ legitimate grievances.
The Constituyente as Train Wreck
Stop to think through the specifics of Maduro's proposed Constituent Assembly and it's hard to imagine anybody could seriously think this thing can work. (Pro tip: it can't.)
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