The litmus test
“If he can make getting a cédula easier, then I will consider supporting him.” I remember thinking and saying this back in 1999, when Hugo Chávez was first...
Politics
Good News/Bad News
Datanalisis’s latest shows Chávez’s popularity holding steady in the wake of his cancer diagnosis, and Henrique Capriles well out ahead in the opposition primary race. It’s a good...
"Barquesimieto" Chronicles
Less than 48 hours after Chávez took off for Cuba leaving him half a presidency and Jaua is already starting to crack: Drunk? Clueless? You be the judge…...
An open letter to foreign correspondents in Venezuela
It’s based on this snarky little post we wrote a few months ago. The full letter is in the Spanish language blog. Bottom line: don’t cite GIS XXI...
The Groundhog Day Revolution
Hugo Chávez first promised that the La Carlota Air Force Base in Caracas would be turned into a big urban park back in 2001. Nothing came of it. The...
Chuspa Chronicles
Don’t miss The Great Miguel’s latest post on the dashed revolutionary hopes of the fishermen in Chuspa. It’s an amazing read.
What the game looked like when it changed
I got a Moody’s Investor Report from a friend. The money quote is actually the graph above. It shows what the game looked like, according to Consultores 21,...
Can María join the top tier?
OK, so I have no idea if the crazy-ass rumor that María Corina Machado is about to cut a deal with Henry Ramos Allup to run in the Opposition primaries on...
Enter the lady
Congresswoman María Corina Machado has apparently entered the opposition’s primary fight. Her campaign slogan? ¡Viene María! I’m in no position to judge whether or not that slogan is...
Straw Poll
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