Breaking News: TSJ Bans MUD from April Presidential Ballot
In a sign of things to come, the regime bars the opposition coalition from appearing in April's ballot just hours after VP took itself out of contention, as well.
Politics
Turning Yesteryear's Bullshit into No-Joke Reality, a Communist Achievement
For years, chavismo fed the old canard about poor people being forced to eat dog food before the revolution came. It was a lie...until they made it true.
How Diosdado’s Cunning Plan Could Spectacularly Backfire
It wouldn’t be the first time an overconfident authoritarian government pushed forward into an election they were certain they couldn’t possible lose… and lost.
April Elections: This is not a drill
There are lots of good reasons for chavismo to want to rush a presidential vote: Getting ahead of a worsening economy. Taking advantage of a listless opposition. Playing on opposition splits. Leveraging our distrust of elections.
Dialogue RIP: Diosdado Announces Presidential Vote Before May with No Agreement
The early bird catches the presidency. An announcement of presidential elections before April 30th, without minimum guarantees of fairness, scrambles an already scrambled political scene.
You Wouldn't Work a Whole Day for Five Cents Either
With hyperinflation raging, wage-rises in Venezuela now lag so far behind normal people can't afford to turn up to work. At what point does that turn from curiosity to system-threatening crisis?
A Chavismo of Nightmares
In Germany in the 1930s, a journalist took to collecting and curating people’s nightmares. I reflect on the terrible relevance that project has for Venezuelans today.
Buried by Hyperinflation, Metro de Caracas Employees Can’t Afford to Work
A Metro employee was fired because he complained on social media his salary wasn’t enough to buy detergent so he could wash his uniform. Others don’t show up for work, others quit to hawk coffee out of a thermos. Are we nearing the end of the Metro?
As Divina Pastora Season Turns Political, Maduro Threatens Bishops with Jail
For the second year running, Monsignor Antonio López Castillo gave a tough message to hundreds of thousands of Guaros. This year, though, the government has that Hate Law to threaten him with.
The Weird Tales of Maduro Do Not Constitute an Accountability Speech
Nicolás Maduro went to the ANC instead of the AN on Monday, to deliver his Accountability Speech. According to him, everything’s fine and he won’t take responsibility for what isn’t. He also broke some laws, real and illegitimate, in the process.
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