Chronicle of a Crisis Foretold
Venezuela is in full-blown crisis mode. The violence has been in the making for years. It’s not a social or economic crisis – the economy is in shambles, but...
Politics
The other side of Communicational Hegemony
Foreign observers have a hard time grasping how aggressively defamatory government propaganda in Venezuela can be. It is forced through all radio and TV outlets in compulsory, simultaneous broadcasts of indefinite duration.
Guaro uprising
Along with other major cities, Barquisimeto has also taken its own share of repression, both by paramilitary groups and the Armed Forces. The protests have, in some cases,...
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...
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...
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