A Parallel Universe Where FIEM Wasn't Gutted
It’s time to push back against this lazy narrative that puts the entire blame for Venezuela’s economic chaos at the feet of falling oil prices. It’s non-sense. As...
Politics
Chávez's Legacy: PanfletoNegro Edition
PanfletoNegro has always been one of those oddities of Venezuelan cyberspace: minimally managed, open for anyone to write in and “anarchic” in the etymological sense, the site ought to...
Sobremesa Chronicles
Yesterday, Venezuela lost one of its greatest artists. I dare say Pedro León Zapata was THE greatest artist of the last era of our history. Why is this controversial? Zapata...
Hegemony goes global
Since the efforts of lobbyists and PSFs are not yielding positive results lately, the central government has decided to take a new direct approach in the “media war”: the Vice-Ministry...
It's tough to be a cop in Venezuela
It’s not easy being a police officer in Venezuela, one of the most violent countries in the world. But how bad is it for those responsible to protect...
The Guy Who Refinanced His House to Buy PDVSA 2037 Bonds
The horror…the horror…the HAT! Ross was so taken with the returns he enjoyed in 2011 that he had three green baseball caps custom-made with P-D-V-$-A on the front...
Nicolás Maduro cracks down on Farmatodo
Farmatodo is one of the largest pharmacy chains in Venezuela. To our foreign friends, the Venezuelan equivalent to a Walgreens or a CVS. A productive family business that has...
Sobremesa Chronicles
This has been a rough week for us Venezuelans. Each new day brought with it a new embarassment, most of it having to do with the government. Each...
Of all the photos on Google Images ... (Update: Photo dropped)
FitVen, Tourism Minister Andrés Izarra’s flagship Venezuela Promotional Expo, needed an image to demonstrate just how welcoming the country is to outsiders. So of course they came up with this one: Who...
When in Doubt… Shoot to Kill
A new Ministry of Defense resolution authorizes the use of “potentially lethal force to avoid public disorder." So basically, the military can now shoot protesters in Venezuela. Like they needed a law to do this in the first place...
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