Fear and Hoarding on the Baby Trail '16
In Venezuela these days, having a baby is a logistical feat you can only manage by plunging head first into the murky waters of the bachaquero economy.
Politics
26 Hours in Guayana
How on earth did I end up camping out overnight on a disgusting, cockroach-infested sidewalk in one of the most dangerous cities in the world?
The Crisis on the Other Side
The crisis has brought chavismo to the edge of historical oblivion. Don't think they don't understand that.
The Cryptic Godfather
The most important political move of the last few weeks is also the one we know the least about.
Goodbye Lenin, #TropicalMierda Edition
As desperate Venezuelans flock to Colombia to buy groceries, I muse on 21st Century Socialism's iron clad determination to repeat every mistake 20th Century Socialism made.
Where have all the ATMs gone?
Having your highest denomination banknote be worth 10 cents is an insanity you grasp fully only when you realize it's renders ATMs pretty much useless.
The Truly Unexpected
Aristóbulo Istúriz knows exactly what the government needs to do to end shortages and queues. The real shocker? He's right. But will Padrino López listen?
Diálogo con apellido
We tend to see 'dialogue' and 'the Democratic Charter' as alternatives. But it's much less straightforward than that. Here's your beginner's guide to labyrinthine ways of the dialogue-carta-recall game.
Remember the Electric Crisis?
When the lights were off, we were serious about reforming Venezuela's sclerotic, catastrophically underperforming electric sector. Then it rained in Guayana, and we forgot all about it.
Padrino's Move
The Defense Minister, Vladimir Padrino López, has just been appointed to a crazy new post that's nowhere in the Constitution, something clearly outranking the VP, and only nebulously less powerful than the president.
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