Capriles's Blunder on When Chávez Died
News that the Venezuelan government is backtracking on its plans to embalm president Chávez’s body so it could be displayed for all eternity strike me as significant on...
Politics
Just another BRICS in the wall
Nicolas Maduro asked the new South African Ambassador to ensure Venezuela “participates somehow in this interesting construction of the BRICS”. Even if some of its members are now...
Maduro's Advantage is Still Underanalyzed
Just about a month ago, I posted this round-up of the race as I then saw it. As I sit down, from far away, to try to re-evaluate...
Maduro's Advantage is Still Underanalyzed
Just about a month ago, I posted this round-up of the race as I then saw it. As I sit down, from far away, to try to re-evaluate...
Something more than noise
Willy McKey is a terrific writer whose work is featured, among other places, in Prodavinci, one of Venezuela’s best online magazines. This article about the Caracazo first appeared...
Perreo Chronicles or, How I learned to stop worrying and love Capriles
I’m officially on day one of the crazy train. Rationality, for the time being, has been gladly tossed aside. If you’re like me, I’m happy to know we’re...
Hear Quico Speak Italian (badly) On Rome's Eco Radio - Just Ended
Allora ragazzi, se siete a Roma mi potete sentire su 88.3 FM, o sentire sul online streaming qua. Starò insieme a una bravissima giornalista italiana, Clarissa Maracci. Sarà...
Guess who's also running?, cont. (Updated)
As you know, I have an obsession with no-hoper candidates in Venezuelan politics, and a slew of them have registered for the April 14th vote. One of them is...
G.M.V.V. Chronicles, cont.
For the residents of a couple of recently-opened housing development in Caracas, their brand new homes are no longer bringing them joy, but really big headaches. One, in...
Plunging to new lows
In a sign that Hugo Chávez has indeed made headlines in corners of the world we never thought we’d be in, get this: there is a growing controversy...
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