Sometimes, the self-evident gets lost in the melée of day-to-day politicking. Sometimes, stating those (on reflection, perfectly obvious) things is important. Vital. Sometimes, saying obvious things out loud is...
Sometimes, buying newspapers in mysterious ways or depriving them of their most basic resource to keep running isn’t enough. Sometimes, the hegemony needs a classic newspaper closure. That’s what...
Nelson Merentes, the President of the Central Bank of Venezuela (“BCV”), seems to have a bit of a soft mutiny in the ranks. A group from the bank’s technical...
Back in April, Juan Cristobal wrote about a big corruption investigation in Brazil. Uncovered by the magazine Época, the story involved local conglomerate Odebrecht, state development bank BNDES, and a...
What will have a bigger impact on the lives of Venezuelans over the next, say, two to five years? The parliamentary elections slated for later this year, or whatever...
What do you call it when a country throws its military assets behind a campaign to bully and intimidate a much smaller, poorer neighbour for the purpose of...
The long diplomatic conflict between Venezuela and Guyana regarding the territory known as the Esequibo has entered a brand new phase this year. In recent weeks, both nations...
Last February 27th, local Chavista activist Alcedo Mora allegedly left his home in the city of Mérida. He went to his workplace at the Merida State Government and...
The hunger strike – an essential tool in the non-violent struggle against tyranny – has an uneven history. Mahatma Gandhi undertook numerous hunger strikes, most of them succesful. According...
The systematic use of torture against protesters in Venezuela is one of the most worrying departures of the last two years. SEBIN’s “Tomb” – the deep underground black...
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