Doing the Impossible to Keep College Possible
Believe it or not, amid the collapse, a hearty band of intellectuals is still trying to keep higher education going in Venezuela. What it takes to teach in these conditions will take your breath away.
Politics
On Educated Psychiatrists, Poetry and Genocide
Being evil, manipulative liars and cruel murderers doesn’t mean you can’t be smart or cultured. Unfortunately.
Maduro Might Lose the April Election, but Democracy Won't Win It
No government can feel easy going to an election with inflation running at 85% per month. But even if Henri Falcón wins the April vote, the transition that follows will be organized entirely around the losers' needs.
Habemus Fecha: Presidential "Election" to be Held April 22nd
After the dialogue collapsed in the Dominican Republic today, the government decided to move ahead with "elections" on their own terms. (Hence, the scare-quotes.)
Workplace Absenteeism Takes Over PDVSA Gas Anaco
Oil industry workers in Anaco don’t show up to work anymore. Why risk life and limb for salaries that just won’t put food on the table anymore?
As CNE Moves the Goal Posts, Primero Justicia Activists Fight Like Hell, Fall Short
Primero Justicia failed to collect enough signatures to retain official party status last weekend. Activists were trying to recover from those days, but last night the CNE said they wouldn't get a second chance.
Anti-Hate Law Used to Harass Media
Security and intelligence agencies are enforcing the Anti-Hate Law, even though it stems from an illegitimate institution. First they went for protesters, now a Cumaná newspaper became the first in its kind to be under investigation.
The Opposition Doesn't Know What Democracy is Either
We have been focusing on the government’s dictatorial nature for so long, we might have been missing one important circumstance: what if, when observing carefully, we found similar trends in the opposition, too?
Cash Crisis in Guayana "Pica y se Extiende" (Part I)
Caraqueños dealing with faulty and slow points-of-sale should know: it’s even worse in the rest of the country. Having cash may mean you’ll afford dinner, since prices are cheaper if you pay cash.
Losing Official Party Status, Voluntad Popular Staggers Toward Irrelevance
Diosdado Cabello’s multi-year crusade to render Voluntad Popular into a forgotten footnote in Venezuelan history looks maddeningly close to success.
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