Trial of the Century
Diosdado Cabello vs. The Wall Street Journal. Remember: under U.S. libel law, Diosdado will have to prove the WSJ made a statement of fact that was both untrue and...
Politics
Human Rights Activists Under Siege
Melanio Escobar is an honest man, a good father, and a stubborn human rights activist. We had a chat last year in the midst of the student protests,...
Sepptic Shock
I freely admit I’ve gotten sucked all the way into the FIFA saga this week, wasting hours on end watching the Guardian live page for updates, gorging on every...
Sara and Cesar
A mother was walking the streets of Coro with her son and daughter a few days ago. The mother, Sara, watched in horror, as her son, César, fell...
Three-Digit Salute
What are we to do now that the Central Bank has stopped even pretending it’s one day going to start publishing timely inflation statistics again? Well, you could...
The fall of Rafael Esquivel (Updated)
Huge news out of Zurich today, where several high ranking members of FIFA were arrested for alleged corruption and money laundering. One of them is Rafael Esquivel, chairman...
Leopoldo speaks through the cracks
For the first time in more than a year, Leopoldo Lopez spoke to Venezuelans in a video smuggled out of Ramo Verde prison. In it, he announced the beginning of...
Sobremesa Chronicles
A new study by American University yields a result that, to some, might seem shocking: right after it changed ownership, Globovisión became an unbiased news outlet. Three academics linked to the University,...
Latin America Goes Nagel
Today sees the launch of Latin America Goes Global: a new opinion and analysis site exploring the interface between Latin America and the World. The site is launched...
CNE meddles with dissident Chavistas
The race for the National Assembly is up and running with the recently held MUD primary. The PSUV will have its own internal process on June 28th, and the...
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