A Presidential Déjà Vu
When a President-chosen-by-lineage tells his VP the same thing his predecessor told him, you really start to wonder.
Politics
Julia Buxton and the Left's Retreat into Anti-Antichavismo
A tour into the mind of Julia Buxton, flag-bearer for a strain of the European left that's now ready to accept that chavismo is a disaster, but not ready to stop hating Venezuelans who've said all along chavismo is a disaster.
Maduro's Through Saluting this Stinkin' Flag!
For years, Venezuelan budgets have been a "saludo a la bandera" - a purely pro-forma affair. Now Nicolás Maduro tells us he can't be bothered to do even that.
The CLAPs face off against the imperialist financial war
If you can't read Spanish, you're cut off from the full dadaist zaniness that official propaganda has reached in Venezuela. Here's a taste, translated from the latest issue of the hilariously weird word-salad collection known as the CLAP Magazine.
Oletta: 200,000 Venezuelans will Contract Malaria by 2017
In an in-depth interview, Dr. José Felix Oletta explains the full extent of the Malaria epidemic and the collapse of the public health system.
The Oil Price-Conuco Nexus
Have you ever noticed how the government's infatuation with "urban agriculture" always seems to flare up when oil revenues collapse?
Lilian shows why Civil Disobedience is about much more than guarimbas
This morning, as she forced 25 boxes worth of medical supplies into the J.M. de los Ríos Children’s hospital, Lilian Tintori showed what “civic and peaceful protest” is all about.
In a Show of Unity, MUD Doubles Down on a 2016 Recall
With a tarima that ran the spectrum, from Henri Falcón on the left to María Corina Machado on the right, MUD announces a protest agenda for the 2016 recall.
Why We Need to Insist on a Recall That Will Never Happen
Attacking MUD for insisting on an unrealistic 2016 recall is like attacking Rosa Parks for unrealistically insisting on sitting in the front of the bus: a spectacular bit of point-missing.
A Manifesto for Team Screwed
A few days ago, Quico tried to throw the MUD a bone and help them through their four-day long colonic deliberation in responding to the latest anal rape...
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