The government tried to persuade the opposition to give up on a Recall Referendum in return for a balanced Supreme Tribunal Constitutional Chamber and freeing political prisoners. Capriles and López said 'no way.'
We asked you to put a face to the crisis by sharing your stories with us. So here it is: real stories, from real Venezuelans.
I know what it's like in La Sabana. I know you can lose yourself, and you can't quite imagine that there's anything else beyond that Dionysian ritual. I know.
Randomly invalidated forms, impossible standards, arbitrary obstacles...take a tour of the Electoral Council's idiotic signature validation process with me.
As the new Local Committees for Supply and Production moved to divert price controlled food deliveries from Avenida Fuerzas Armadas, tempers boiled over and a riot ensued.
You definitely cannot afford to live on what Venezuelan politicians earn.
Steeped in the culture of military hero worship, we've lost sight of the real courage it takes to de-escalate a conflict when it's just on the cusp of turning deadly.
This 2008 propaganda clip is an amazing historical document. It's worth watching. And re-watching. And re-watching.
I wrote this post in September 2013, before I'd really met Moisés Naím, let alone started writing with him. The price of oil was at $111, and the term "economic degeneracy" already described our situation. It's only gotten more relevant in the three years since.
It's a bit of a blur. There was Daniella Cabello. And her dad. And some rum. And Donald Trump and a TSJ justice and Raúl's dashed dreams. It's...sort of hard to summarize.
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