Politics
Maduro's first cabinet: the more things change, the more they stay the same
Nicolás Maduro presented last night the list of ministers that will join him in his “government team”in cadena nacional. The full list is composed of at least more...
Things that are not Tibisay Lucena's fault
Did the votes actually cast on April 14th represent the will of the Venezuelan electorate, or didn’t they? It’s a simple question, a basic question, and one that...
He-Said/She-Said
What’s the best way to turn an argument into a boring, annoying, petty mess? Make it into a he-said/she-said match, and mire it in obscure technical detail. Soon...
Tale of two crashes
Yendrick Sánchez likes to crash presidential speeches. Compare the reaction of Nicolás “Ew-get-away-from-me-I-coulda-been-shot-respect-the-President’s-Majesty” Maduro with Henrique Capriles’ reaction when, a few months ago, the same guy crashed his...
Another day, another questionable report
Just when the smear about alleged attacks to CDI-clinics around the country has been proven false by multiple sources (including independent human rights NGO Provea), State media made...
Putting the "present" in Representative.
So you know I think Capriles’s strategy is not only dead on, but being handled with sublime political finesse. Where I do depart from the opposition’s strategy is on...
BREAKING: CNE expands electoral audit, Capriles accepts it
After nine hours of discussion, the Electoral Board announced in cadena nacional that it will allow an expansion of the electoral audit (originally restricted to the 54% of...
"We're going to fire you because you voted for Capriles"
(In Spanish) The video shows a recording of a meeting headed by the Sports Secretary of the Zulia state government. He is saying that people were taken to...
The election takes center stage at UNASUR (Updated)
The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will discuss tonight the current situation in Venezuela in an extraordinary presidential summit. The meeting will be held in Lima, as Perú...
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