What to Do About Venezuela’s Rigged Presidential Election?
Our debate on “abstention” vs. “voting” is broken. We’ve lost sight of the basics: elections give us a chance to organize mass participation in a movement to undermine the regime.
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45% of Teachers Have Left the Classroom
Underpaid Venezuelan teachers leave schools, both private and public. o: who’s going to shape Venezuela’s future?
The $10 Million Shakedown: Rafael Ramírez Sued Over Speed Money
The corruption plot about Rafael Ramírez’ PDVSA tenure thickens. It’s hard to keep up with former-chavista-golden-boy-turned-traitor’s shenanigans.
No Planes, No Trains, No Automobiles: Maracaibo on the Verge of Transport Collapse
It’s hard to find tickets to travel domestically in Venezuela, probably because a breakfast for two is more expensive than the plane ride.
PDVSA Workers Are Passing Out on the Job
Once the goose that laid the golden eggs, PDVSA is paying wages so miserable that its workers are malnourished and can’t do their jobs.
ENCOVI 2017: A Staggering Hunger Crisis, in Cold, Hard Numbers
Two out of three Venezuelans are still losing weight. Almost nobody can afford enough food to eat. Virtually everyone depends on subsidized food distribution. ENCOVI 2017 brings harrowing precision to the scale of Venezuela's crisis.
Elderly Venezuelans struggle to survive on $1.50 a month
After decades of hard work, senior citizens have to stand in lines for hours to collect their pension and perform miracles to buy food and medicine. Most of the time, it’s not enough and some admit they’ve even begged on the street.
One on One With Juan Pablo Guanipa
Zulia’s Governor-Denied sat down with Caracas Chronicles to sketch out how Venezuela got to this point, and what to do faced with a rigged presidential election.
Golf War: Chavismo Expropriates Caraballeda Course
With the partial takeover of a private golf course in Vargas State last week, the government’s long-forgotten war on golf is back on.
The April 22nd Election is Designed to Consolidate a Dictatorship
Dividing the opposition, cornering dissident chavistas, creating a thin veneer of legitimacy: just a few of the many reasons dictatorships sometimes hold elections to consolidate themselves.
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