The Thing Everyone Seems to Agree On: Elections in Venezuela are Rigged
Some things are axiomatic truths. The sun rises in the East. Tequeños are not mozzarella sticks. Elections in Venezuela are rigged.
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We Buy Gold and Silver
Shops that buy gold and silver have prospered all around Caracas. People are selling their jewelry and family heirlooms to leave the country or when they’re too broke to repair their car.
No One Writes to Lieutenant Colonel Arias Cárdenas
There’s a power struggle within chavismo in Zulia State. It seems like it’s going to be former golpista, presidential candidate and governor Francisco Arias Cárdenas by himself, against the rest of them.
Javier Bertucci Finds his Flock
The sudden momentum behind Javier Bertucci, the evangelical preacher turned candidate, has caught everyone by surprise. It has to be a miracle, we can’t explain this.
Prediction: On May 21, Henri Falcón Will Blame Us
Henri Falcón is campaigning, even though he had been warned. It won’t make a difference because chavismo chose him to lose the election and he let them. It will be his fault, but he’ll try to blame us.
Without the Goat and Without the Rope: The Opposition Braces for a Miserable May 20th
My unified theory of May 20th: the government had a pathetically easy time engineering what has become a poisonous, pus-oozing split at the heart of Venezuela's opposition.
The Global Fund Should Move Boldly to Help Venezuelans
The Global Fund should not overlook Venezuela in their board meeting this week.
Who Are The 'Candidates' Running for the May 20 'Elections'?
The May 20 "elections" are 14 days away. We start the official countdown with an introduction. The bad, the worst, the come on, seriously? and the who are you again?
Nobody in Zulia Will Read This With Their Blackout Curse
In addition to being an inconvenience considering the scorching Maracaibo weather, blackouts and the electric crisis affect each “maracucho” differently.
Frente Amplio (MUD Reloaded) Protest Unmasks How Weak It Is
Some say the Frente Amplio Nacional is just the MUD hidden under a new acronym. The protest this Friday proved they’re both equally weak and disconnected from people’s struggles and needs.
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