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.
Politics
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.
Heroism for Our Times
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.
MedioMalo Presidente
This 2008 propaganda clip is an amazing historical document. It's worth watching. And re-watching. And re-watching.
From the Archive: Living Out Your Own Counterfactual
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.
The Day I Stared My Inner Chavista In the Eye and Did Not Blink
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.
Signing, then and now
For people who suffered discrimination after signing for Chávez's recall in 2004, signing again is a fraught act. So are they holding back? Not necessarily.
Nausea
As Maduro threatens to shut down the National Assembly, his enormous recklessness is bringing Venezuela to the edge of a whole new disaster.
The Opposite of a Crime
Under Venezuela's constitution, we all have a duty to collaborate to re-establish the rule of law. The implications of that, today, are staggering.
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