Thomas Hobbes in La Vega
The end of the state's monopoly over the legitimate use of violence does not imply the end of the government; it implies the end of the state.
Politics
A Hunger Riot in La Vega
Cronica.Uno's Mabel Sarmiento Garmendia and Yohana Marra on how hunger protests escalated into a day of violence and mayhem in the Western Caracas neighborhood of La Vega on Friday.
New School, Old School
For today's sobremesa, Juan tells us why Tibisay inspires more pity than anger. Imagining her as a graduate student in New York city and comparing that to her current self, he sees somebody who refused to let opportunities change her into a better person.
That time I marched to the CNE and made it
A story about Julio Borges and the CNE, back before protests, the student movement or guarimbas were even a thing.
The Deal These Two Rejected: LL + TSJ for No RR
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.'
Your Stories
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.
Shipwrecked
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.
I Witnessed CNE's Signature Verification Process and None of It Made Any Damn Sense
Randomly invalidated forms, impossible standards, arbitrary obstacles...take a tour of the Electoral Council's idiotic signature validation process with me.
CLAPs' Move to Take Over Food Distribution Sparks Disturbances in Fuerzas Armadas Avenue
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.
Paying Our Politicians Hunger Wages
You definitely cannot afford to live on what Venezuelan politicians earn.
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