Sotano 5: Art Imitates La Tumba
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...
Politics
Falling out of love with FIFA and the FVF (Updated)
The FIFA scandal continues to dominate headlines worldwide, particularly after Sepp Blatter announced on Tuesday he would step down after being reelected for a fifth term four days earlier....
Another Twist in the Jim Luers Saga
At first, it all looked straightforward enough: SiBCI had simply made up some non-existent sock-puppet, “Jim Luers” nobody had ever heard of, the end. Right? Right?! Shockingly, the...
Stop hating on queues!
The government wants you to know that waiting in line for scarce products is a good way of stimulating the economy, and that the Chinese are sneaky salesmen.
Who is Jim Luers?
Back in April, State broadcaster VTV and weekly political gossip rag Quinto Dia quoted White House spokeman Jim Luers saying that reports that the U.S. is investigating Diosdado Cabello are “totally...
Out with the mayor
In early March, I wrote about Lumay Barreto, the opposition (VP) mayor of bordertown Guasdualito (Apure State) who was swiftly impeached by the PSUV-controlled municipal council for allegedly...
The Opposition is Divided (and that's ok)
Take my hand, I'll walk you down MUD memory lane and show you exactly when the Great Opposition Rift began, how it never healed, and how MUD pretends it never happened.
The Opposition is Divided (and that's ok)
The rift within the Venezuelan opposition in itself isn’t a problem. It’s the catatonic denial of the rift that is absolutely corrosive.
On Saturday
Some of our readers have been wondering why we haven’t said anything about Saturday’s marches in Venezuela and abroad. For the record, here is my brief take: The...
Human rights in Venezuela face UN tests
The core issue of human rights in Venezuela, specially economic, social and cultural ones, will be reviewed in Geneva in the next two days, as the B.R. of...
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