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It’s MY day. It’s not my birthday. And Saint Anne’s Feast Day is July 26th. It’s my day because, on Tuesdays, Venezuelans with ID numbers ending in 2 and...
It’s MY day. It’s not my birthday. And Saint Anne’s Feast Day is July 26th. It’s my day because, on Tuesdays, Venezuelans with ID numbers ending in 2 and...
In generations to come, historians are going to have such a wealth of material to pick over as they try to make sense of Venezuela post 1999 they’ll barely...
Some of you know that I live in a house as the sole male surrounded by four wonderful ladies. Yet as a man happily subdued, I have been trained to...
On Tuesday, a rumour swept Caracas that a child had been kidnapped by a stranger in – depending on the version of the story you heard – either Petare...
The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry's response to the latest imperialist threat has been mediocre and uninspired. Worry not, Americans, thanks to the MUD, there's still hope that some will take your plans to invade seriously.
Following on from our GoogleHangout last night, we have a guest post by Efecto Cocuyo’s CEO Editorial, Laura Weffer. Incidentally, if you haven’t already (tsk-tsk!) you can donate to Laura...
If you’re like most people, for you election day means queuing up, voting, then going back home to try to relax, at least up until it’s baranda time. Not for me....
Below, the Executive Summary to the New Amnesty International report on Venezuela: The Faces of Impunity: A Year After The Protests, Victims Still Await Justice. A year after...
As primaries and elections loom, @LuisCarlos Diaz’s in-depth, myth-busting interview with Smartmatic’s Rui Santos (@ElRui) is well worth an hour of your time. Longtime readers know my view here: there’s...
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