The Counterrevolutionary Potential of the Video Selfie
The most interesting experiment in subverting the Communicational Hegemony in Venezuela today is Henrique Capriles's video selfie campaign. Yes, really.
Politics
The Ghost of 1957
Many in the opposition are sure the government will rig legislative elections on December 6th to hang on to power. The last time such a stunt was tried, the authoritarian regime collapsed within six weeks. Could December 2015 be the December 1957 of the 21st Century?
#AdWars, Motorizado Edition
Since my last post, the election campaign has officially begun. In the last few days, attention has turned to a figure that has quickly become (for better or for...
Down with the oligarchs
In his weekly Sobremesa, Juan asks if the opposition has really faced up to its oligarch problem.
Franklin Nieves's Other Problem with Evidence
You'd think Franklin Nieves would've put together a little file with some irrefutable evidence of his allegations before he bolted. No such luck.
#ADWARS: A Tale of Two Campaigns
The ads MUD and PSUV are releasing ahead of December 6th tell the story of a campaign where the opposition playing to win and the government just wants to limit the damage.
The Model and Landslide Risk
In the current opinion climate, PSUV faces an electoral defeat of historic, system-shaking proportions. If anything, our model could be understating the scale of PSUV's defeat.
Presenting the Caracas Chronicles Legislative Elections Forecasting App, now in color!
Because everyone should be allowed to fiddle around with results, not just Tibisay.
With a Gun to its Head, Aporrea Discovers Freedom of Speech
Rage-inducing as Aporrea's late conversion is, Venezuela's public sphere would be badly diminished if chavistas lost the one independent medium they have left.
No Country for French Fries
“Mommy, can we get some French fries?” asked my daughter as we drove past the massive granite monolith that is the McDonald’s store of La Castellana in Caracas....
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