Hugo Chávez, 1954-2013
Note: Several people liked my Hugo Chávez obituary. Loyal reader Liz went through the painstaking effort of translating it into Spanish, so I’m posting it, in case someone...
Politics
Guess who's also running?
Maria Bolívar made public on her Twitter account that she’s running again for President and she will register on Monday in the CNE. This would be her third straight...
Liveblogging HCR's Campaign Launch (Updated)
El año pasado habia un camino… parece que ahora habra una lucha por el pais. Henrique Capriles just gave one of the ballsiest, most effective political speeches any...
Capriles Campaign Gearing Up for a Fight (Updated.)
Sources inside the Capriles camp confirm that the campaign team has been reconvened and is working on the understanding that Henrique Capriles will accept MUD’s nomination to run...
Los Tiempos de Bogotá son Perfectos
As you may have guessed, I have something of a complex about writing in Spanish. (I was only educated in Venezuela through the sixth grade, so I always...
Necrophiliac? Moi?!
I know I’m just eating casquillo here, but I can’t get over the fact that chavismo pivoted from accusing us of necrophilia (for daring to ask after the...
GoogleHangout de Caracas Chronicles en Español - Ya Terminó
La grabación queda disponible.
My endorsement (Updated)
I’ve always advocated participation. I thought the 2005 election withdrawal was a mistake. Even yesterday, I tweeted that abstaining would be a mistake. But after hearing Capriles’ message...
Henrique's Choice
Our understanding is that, as of today, the opposition has genuinely not yet decided whether to participate in upcoming elections. Yesterday’s snap judgment from the Supreme Tribunal allowing...
El sabotaje va por dentro
The rolling power blackouts that have spread around the country have gotten worse in recent days, to the point that even weekends are no longer safe. In my...
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