As the government's chief tactician and the power behind the CNE throne, Jorge Rodríguez's job is to keep the opposition divided. But last night's decision, which kills the Recall Referendum cold, will do just the opposite.
Having a baby is a harrowing experience at the best of times. Imagine doing it in a country with no medicines, no diapers, no surgical facilities. Now imagine doing it with no insurance.
Leave it to PDVSA to make the biggest financial announcement of the year via a Facebook post. We took the time to demystify the deal PDVSA is offering and ask: is The Swap going to succeed? Or is PDVSA miscalculating badly?
I went to visit my sister in Ciudad Betania, a sprawling complex of five GMVV housing projects just outside Ocumare del Tuy. They're pretty screwed up places. Well, four out of the five are. Then there's Betania II.
When Carlos Ocariz proposed an ambitious new transport scheme for his municipio, his announcement was met with a wall of cynicism. How did this corrosive sense all social policy is clientelism become enshrined?
The thing that's keeping chavismo in power isn't CNE, or the Supreme Tribunal, or even the army. It's the opposition's deep conviction that we're powerless against them.
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