Trapped
It’s now been five weeks since the protest in San Cristóbal that set off Venezuela’s latest revolt. Time to take stock. Outside the Andean states, protests remain largely...
Politics
Leaked documentation of the CIA-backed coup
This is the reason YouTube was invented.
A Historic Low for El Nacional
In a press conference today, Venezuela’s Human Rights Ombudswoman, Gabriela Ramírez, made a genuinely shocking statement. Making up legal standards off the cuff, she sought to redefine torture...
Cuartel de la Montaña: A Monument to an Unknown Legacy
Chávez's final resting place is part sanctuary, part military theme park, part distorted history lesson, and epitomizes the blend of personality cult and authoritarian pageantry that El Comandante finessed into his own personal brand of leadership.
The Peace Talks Conundrum
In the middle of a heavily repressed state of civil unrest that has been both magnified as a continued coup and minimized as a handful of trouble makers not...
A solitary fight?
February has come and gone, and it leaves in its wake a country in a complete state of turmoil. If this uprising has gained anything so far, is...
The Parable of the $175,000 Greenback
Say you come into Venezuela with just $1 and an eye for business. Just how much money can you turn that bill into using tried-and-true, being-used-right-now scams? With...
When Chaos Comes to Your Doorstep
Rafael Osío Cabrices writes a powerful personal essay on what it’s been like living half a block from Plaza Altamira over this last month. What’s the best way to...
Notes on the Venezuelan Media Blackout
In a recent nationwide broadcast of a Peace Summit between the Government and some opposition people (none of the actors involved in the current crisis attended), Venevisión’s Carlos...
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