A territorial mess
Back to basics: according to the Constitution of 1999, Venezuela is now organized into 23 States (which are divided in 335 Municipalities), a Capital District and a small group...
Politics
A Storm in a Tweet Cup?!
So who was the mystery, high-ranking patient whose supposed emergency transfer to Caracas’s Military Hospital was so secret it hasn’t even been denied yet? Was there an actual...
Election? What election?
It's now less than two months out from a Venezuelan election, and the mood is decidedly non-electoral. Why is this so? Should we care?
Calling Chicago
So I was on WBEZ’s Worldview show – (a.k.a., NPR in Chicago) earlier today. Here’s the audio clip:
The opposition will not be televised
So I really like the way Miguel Angel Santos writes. In the barren wasteland of the spirit that is El Universal’s OpEd page, he stands apart for the...
Radio silence in Amazonas
This article from daily Tal Cual offers some details about the aftermath of the communicational hegemony’s recent offensive… deep down in Amazonas State. In the last month, CONATEL...
Maduro repeals the Laws of Physics
Look at this photo closely. Does this look to you like a drug plane that’s been shot down by an F16 fighter jet?! Because that’s the crazy story...
The Venezuelan bond market - not for the faint of heart
Venezuela is now the riskiest country in the world. I break down the reasons why in my latest for FP. The value added: Deep down, however, the government...
And now, for your reading pleasure, Maduro's Ley Habilitante
I’m almost sure that if you look up the word “aberration” in the dictionary, a picture of this document will appear.
Caracas Chronicles in the media
Two tidbits: 1. I’ll be interviewed live on “From Washington Al Mundo,” a show on Cristina Saralegui’s Sirius XM radio Station. It should air today at 4:30 PM...
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