Xtandi
Reading about an obscure cancer drug is a constant reminder of the tragedy that has befallen us, and many Venezuelans.
Politics
Wedding Crashers
My big, fat, trying-to-survive-Maduro wedding.
Virtual Families
The extended Venezuelan family is a thing of the past. It has now been replaced by 0’s and 1’s, by cold LCD screens, beeps and buzzes.
The Price of Survival is Loneliness
No flour, no chicken, no friends, no help, no social life.
The Debacle on the Inside
Few people who live in exile can get through the day without the Venezuelan crisis invading their insides.
My Own Efecto Cocuyo
Survivor’s guilt for Venezuelans in exile.
Dark is the new black
Living without electricity is not something this fútbol fan can get used to.
Cab Stories
Talking to cab drivers can put you in touch with a whole other side of the nation’s crisis. It can even give you a needed dash of hope.
In Venezuela, quacks and fraudsters prey on desperate patients
Sick people driven to despair by shortages of the drugs their doctors prescribe are an easy mark for conmen willing to peddle anything for a quick buck.
If you're hungry and you know it CLAP your hands
Can the ruling clique really be deluded enough to think CLAPs are sustainable even in the medium term? Or is the regime now not just openly destructive but, even worse, openly self-destructive?
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