Ramón and the Pipes
My firsthand story of the titantic struggle pitting plumbing vs. surgery at Merida's University Hospital, and the patients caught in the middle.
My firsthand story of the titantic struggle pitting plumbing vs. surgery at Merida's University Hospital, and the patients caught in the middle.
A tour into the mind of Julia Buxton, flag-bearer for a strain of the European left that's now ready to accept that chavismo is a disaster, but not ready to stop hating Venezuelans who've said all along chavismo is a disaster.
For Venezuelans, the way the Chinese state elite thinks about its massive Oil-for-Loan deal with us can be a bit of a black box. This summer, two academics at a leading Chinese think tank peeled back the curtain...and we take a look.
The less Venezuelans say about the vote in Colombia yesterday, the better. But let's be clear: some of the Transititonal Justice issues they'll be dealing with are coming down the pike at us, too.
As some opposition politicians cause a stir by reivindicating "the Chávez legacy", we should stand back: the Chávez myth is rooted in ways that far transcend the day's political stories.
In an in-depth interview, Dr. José Felix Oletta explains the full extent of the Malaria epidemic and the collapse of the public health system.
This morning, as she forced 25 boxes worth of medical supplies into the J.M. de los Ríos Children’s hospital, Lilian Tintori showed what “civic and peaceful protest” is all about.
A few days ago, Quico tried to throw the MUD a bone and help them through their four-day long colonic deliberation in responding to the latest anal rape...
Somehow, this weekend, MUD has contrived to be both very much alive and totally dead at the same time. Which one is it? We'll find out Monday.
Elsa has worked the last 53 years of her life and she can’t retire with dignity because her salary as a university professor, her pension, and what her children bring in is not enough.
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