Know Hope
Nobody - not in the government, not in the opposition - expected the avalanche of people we've seen yesterday and today signing to request Maduro's recall.
Politics
Maracaibo on edge
As air-conditioners shut down, we get a firsthand account of Maracaibo: a city on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Thesis on The Insane Hoops We'll Have to Jump Through to Recall Maduro
The recall referendum process begins today, and man, the extremes CNE is going to in order to block it are almost comically unfair.
At least we'll always have... shadow puppets.
If a Venezuelan makes a film, but theres no electricity to power the cinemas that show it, did it really happen?
Panem Chronicles
Picture it: a dystopian society where impoverished districts suffer so that (portions of) the Capital can enjoy a lavish lifestyle. Welcome to Venezuela.
Nobody's first choice
Patricio Aylwin, Chile's first president after the Pinochet dictatorship, died this week. A master of the "politics of the possible," his story holds many uncomfortable lessons for our own future (possible) transition, lessons we may not be willing to learn.
Baby Steps in Parque Miranda
Yesterday in Parque Miranda, a struggling MUD dipped its toes tentatively into the waters of mass mobilization. Here's a radical idea: what if the leaders tried talking frankly with their activists for once?
Keeping the Funk Fresh
The number one challenge facing foreign correspondents in Venezuela today is how to keep telling the story of decline without it all getting horribly stale and repetitive.
Dilma, Jesús and the Demise of the Pink Tide
As I watched yesterday's drama in Brasilia, I kept thinking of Jesús Urdaneta - Chávez's first head of intelligence - who saw this whole thing coming years before Lula was even elected.
"Technicality" My Ass: Fiscal Rules Matter
Dilma is being impeached over Brazil's version of our "bochinche parafiscal". Venezuelans, of all people, are on incredibly thin ice dismissing this stuff as a harmless technicality.
Caracas Chronicles is 100% reader-supported.
We’ve been able to hang on for 22 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
Donate