There Once Was a Party: Acción Democrática
During its long and meandering history, AD helped create the Venezuelan democracy, contributed to its demise and now seeks survival at any cost. What’s left of the old white party?
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The Failed Coup That Changed Our World
Thirty years ago, we were violently woken up by an armed revolt that ended up transforming our nation, and not in a good way. A date that can’t pass without another comment
Live from Miami!
Pueblo People talks Biden's stealth deportations, Jeff Zucker's resignation, the burden of the Venezuelan passport, mad Truckers in Ottawa, Whoopi's on leave, Bryer leaves the bench... We didn't start the fire, it was always burning
What Options Are Left on the Table?
This is an extract of Friday's Political Risk Report. After sweeping away the option of the recall referendum, what will be the "ask" to the Maduro government in the next round of talks? How does this impact chavismo and the opposition?
Drafting a Basic Map of Armed Actors in Venezuela
Now that news about fighting between guerrillas, gangs, and regular troops are becoming more frequent, we offer three ways of visualizing who are the conflicting groups and what are they fighting for
The Sloppy History of the Recall Referendum in Venezuela
Now that a part of the opposition is attempting a doomed to fail recall referendum to remove Maduro from the presidency, we look at the history of how chavismo weaponized a tool they included in the Constitution that was supposed to expand democratic rights
There Once Was a Party: Primero Justicia
We're dropping a new series about the most relevant Venezuelan political parties in 2022. In 2002, Primero Justicia symbolized the renovation of Venezuelan politics. Two decades later, and under the harassment of chavismo, it looks more like the political parties of old. What happened?
2022, the Year of Forced Restraint
This is an extract of our end-of-the-year political risk report. The state of the revolution seems strong in 2022, but chavismo will have to contain some of its inner demons to work on itself
From Interim to Indefinite: the Life and Times of the Caretaker Government
Its original promise proved unfeasible long ago, but the alternative political body created in 2019 still stands. Here’s a timeline, from its enthusiastic origins to its murky present
Why Twitter Suspended 277 Chavista Accounts
Twitter moved against accounts that were part of an organized misinformation campaign. But it won’t be enough
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