Struggling to Breathe
by Alberto Barrera Tyszka, Gonzo translation by Francisco Toro “No shit-eating little bourgeois is going to come tell the majority of Venezuela’s youth what path our homeland should...
Politics
He had me at "¿A quién va a convencer Ud. encerrándose en su propia calle?"
Henrique Capriles’s speech at today’s march deserves to be listened to in full. The sheer relief of having somebody take charge and lead, damnit, was overwhelming for me....
Visualize May
Look, I know it’s easy to get caught up in the YouTube videos, easy to cheer on the unbelievably brave gochos. Facing down a budding military dictatorship is...
Gocho Uprising Update
San Cristóbal, where the protest movement started, remains an extreme outlier in the current crisis, with many residential neighborhoods essentially out of the control of the government. Luis...
Media, paramilitaries, abuses, and some blood
As the protests gripping Venezuela enter their 19th day (get the basics here), it’s time to take stock of what’s happened. What are the stories? What are the...
The Venezuelan Outcry - FAQs
When did these protests start? On February 5th, students from Universidad de los Andes in San Cristobal went out into the streets. Due to the heavy-handed response by the authorities, the...
A Mistake The Venezuelan Opposition Shouldn't Repeat
There is a fantastic moment at the end of Charlie Wilson’s War, where the late (and great) Philip Seymour Hoffman tells a story that nails the strategy of...
Dark Days in San Cristóbal, Where It All Started
No place in Venezuela has been hit harder by the recent violence than San Cristóbal, the city of 650,000 up in the Andes, where the current bout of protests started 18 days ago. Last night, authorities shut down internet service to the whole town.
Why Venezuela is Entering a Dangerous New Phase
Here’s the thing to keep in mind about the escalating protests in Venezuela and, especially, the very heavy-handed repression they’re being met with: this never would’ve happened when...
Venezuela: The Game Changed Last Night
Listen and understand. The game changed in Venezuela last night. What had been a slow-motion unravelling that had stretched out over many years went kinetic all of a...
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