First, do no harm
The current political/oncological drama shaking Venezuela presents a tricky situation for the opposition. On the one hand, they need to avoid the danger of appearing to gloat. Ultimately,...
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Mental Health Break: Yo bici CCS
A real jewel from the few, the hardy, the possibly-deluded: the Caracas CycleActivist sub-world.
The telenovela reaches its climax
When the comandante presidente went public with his cancer in June 2011, I was out of the country. When people asked me about it, I told them that...
Chavez can now get his new surgery
The National Assembly has unanimously approved the request of President Hugo Chavez to leave the country and go to Cuba for his fourth surgery in 18 months. You...
Transition Launch Reax: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Something old: Two days before October’s vote I wrote, How sick Chávez may be is impossible to say. But his bout with cancer inevitably put his supporters in...
Comment of the Day
I’m still digesting the news from yesterday’s press conference, but for now I think new commenter “José” hits all the right notes: Lo peor de la noche no...
Life is a fickle little thing
Hugo Chávez said farewell tonight. He may show up a few times more, but let’s be honest here: the Hugo Chávez era is over. It could be a...
BREAKING NEWS: Chavez will face another surgery, names Nicolas Maduro as his possible succesor (UPDATE)
In a televised address to the nation, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced that he will go into surgery in the next few days, after recent medical exams...
16-D Races to Watch: Aragua
Right in the center of the country, the state of Aragua has been a strong bastion of Chavismo, with the the last Presidential election providing the latest piece...
The Misiones have to go
The Misiones, Hugo Chávez’s trademark social programs, have become the proverbial third rail in Venezuelan politics – nobody dares touch them because they are so damn popular. But...
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