Eddy's 2016 Roundup
A stroll down the festering crack-den that was Venezuela in 2016, as seen through Caracas Chronicles. Courtesy of Eddy, who wishes you a Happy 2017.
A stroll down the festering crack-den that was Venezuela in 2016, as seen through Caracas Chronicles. Courtesy of Eddy, who wishes you a Happy 2017.
In the third installment of Anabella's journey through war-zone pregnancy, we discover that she has a penchant for hoarding and for Gun's an Roses. Who knew?
Having oil doesn’t make us rich, and we won’t evolve into a prosperous nation by doing nothing but doubling down on its extraction – especially as oil’s role...
The next time a first world lefty starts ranting about how Chávez stood up to foreign meddling, remind him a crooked foreign contractor pretty much paid for his last campaign.
In our ongoing series on the extreme sport that is being pregnant in Venezuela, Anabella discovers that Maracaibo is flooded with Turkish diapers and Instagram is an expectant mom's best friend.
Odebrecht are true South American innovators: the Brazilian company put buying politicians on the kind of streamlined, industrial footing we all knew it could reach! Will anyone in Venezuela investigate?
Back in February, we tried to figure out what the big import contraction could mean in terms of hunger. We were alarmed by what we found. Ten months later, reality far outstripped our most pessimistic forecast.
Sitting on hot info about Venezuelan malfeasance that might be of interest to Uncle Sam? Bloomberg Businessweek profiles the guy you need to call...
By now, two things about the Sack of Ciudad Bolívar are clear: first, this was huge. Second, the riots didn’t really spread outside Bolívar State. To understand why, you have to understand pran culture, Ciudad Bolívar style.
Your daily briefing for Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
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