Parallel campaign update
Before the campaign began in July, the Chavernment launched the “two-hearts’ strategy”: A elaborated PR campaign for the Executive branch (Venezuelan Heart), which contained elements that were similar...
Politics
A call to pace ourselves
I see a lot of enthusiasm. I see our smartest readers being quoted as saying that the trend clearly shows Capriles is going to win. I see people who did...
Bill Clinton knows another word for "trasnochos economicistas"
William Ojeda’s talanquera-pole-vaulting speech rejecting MUD’s “trasnochos economicistas” brought to mind this choice bit of Bill Clinton’s speech last night (from 1:02 in the clip): You know, if...
Another Wildcat Strike in Sidor
The good news is that raising hell at that cadena in Caruachi a few weeks back paid off: talks on a collective bargaining agreement have finally been launched...
Lost in the supermarket
The Koma hypermarket in Puerto Ordaz was taken over by the Chavernment in 2010, as part of the expropiation of Frigorificos Ordaz S.A. (Friosa). Almost a year later,...
"Hay un camino, y para emprenderlo, no hay que dar ni un paso atrás"
In my latest piece for Foreign Policy, I wrote, “[Capriles] doesn’t have firm positions on anything other than reconciliation, efficiency, and problem-solving. This means that all the different factions...
Et tu, CAF?
Suppose you were the head of a multilateral bank, organizing a forum dealing with a crucial, upcoming election. When discussing what the polls are saying, do you ask...
Maybe Iran can teach us something
The World Economic Forum came out with its new “Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013.” As you might expect, news for Venezuela are dismal (well, dismal if you think this...
Worst. GMVV House. Ever!
Following on from GEHA’s post, some GMVV houses are collapsing before they’re even assigned! Update: Needless to say, this one got chigüired in an instant.
One month to go
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