When Guaidó Talks
There's a thing that happens when Guaidó talks. A quiet energy, that moves his long-suffering audience like a jolt. Listen to Guaidó among a group of Venezuelans abroad, and you can't miss it.
Politics
It's Working
Rallying international support for recognizing AN Speaker Juan Guaidó as caretaker president was —and remains— an audacious, high-risk gambit. It could still go very wrong. But, right now...it’s working.
Reality Check: Fair Elections Will Take Time
The third item in Caretaker President Guaidó’s plan, organizing free and fair elections, would take three months at the very minimum. And it's not just about getting rid of the chavista die-hards on the electoral board.
We’ll be Back on the Streets
Guaidó from Chacao and on the internet, Maduro from Miraflores in a mandatory broadcast. One of them was determined, confident, conciliatory. The other one was Maduro.
The Dangers of Politicizing Desperately Needed Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarian aid may finally be on its way, thanks to a request from Caretaker President Juan Guaidó, but the politics surrounding poses clear risks.
A Scene of Chaos in La Vega
Yesterday’s protests were peaceful in the East of the city. In the hardscrabble West side, where I live, it was bedlam.
Censorship Goes into High Gear as Maduro Feels the Guaidó Heat
With even Cesar Miguel Rondón’s venerable radio show now forced into silence, Venezuela hasn’t seen censorship on this scale since the 1950s.
The Day Chavismo Froze
The rally that saw Juan Guaidó claim the presidency today was one of the strangest events of the last 20 years. The regime. Just. Froze. And history was in the air.
Juan Guaidó Claims the Presidency: How Will This Play Out?
Amid huge street protests, opposition leader Juan Guaidó has now sworn himself in as Interim Presidency. The United States, Canada, Brazil and others recognize him; the Venezuelan Armed Forces and police do not. At a time of pervasive uncertainty, how to think about what comes next?
To the Cabildo!
The word “cabildo” has been driving translators crazy all week, but these open citizen assemblies have been the inflection points of Venezuelan history for two centuries.
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