The Venezuelan December Mirage, 2020 Edition
Maduro is trying to use Christmas to produce the illusion that everything’s relatively fine. But this time, his sleigh has no gas to fly
Tag: humanitarian crisis
Daniel Cooper Bermúdez: ‘Venezuelans Are Organizing Themselves’
NGOs in Venezuela are doing a Herculean effort to help the people. The director of Hearts On Venezuela explains how working for an NGO in this minefield is really like
How to Live in a Country in Constant Crisis
While people in the U.S. are on the brink of an explosive political conflict and brace for years of unrest in a divided country full of painful unresolved issues, a Venezuelan citizen shares what he learned during decades of denial, misinformation and polarization
Maracaibo, the City That Won't Give Up
Maracaibo has been getting constant doses of all the Venezuelan disgraces. However, its inhabitants find ways to get along, survive—and even live
Cemeteries and Funeral Homes Fight COVID-19
New challenges have been added to dollarization and bureaucratic chaos for those who are trying to say goodbye to their loved ones, from fuel shortages to safety measures against the pandemic
The Overwhelmed Reporter Syndrome
The author of this piece is the editor of a media outlet in Caracas, where services aren’t so precarious. This is her story about how long (and how much effort) it takes to do what would be regular tasks for a journalist of a normal country
Making a Buck Off the Quarantine
The weight of the black market in what’s left of the Venezuelan economy has been growing for years. But the pandemic added new trades—as honest as the circumstances allow
The Year We Changed Forever, and Some
The last semester of 2019 and the first of 2020 will be remembered for its breakdown of our political illusion and the unavoidable effects of the pandemic. What's ahead of us, then?
The Venezuelan Crisis Drives Nurses into Domestic Work
For them, day-to-day life is an exercise of resilience. Money is never enough, but they face hardships with faith, love and cooperation
The Ten Plagues of Venezuela
Poisoned waters, babies dying, ruined crops, fire from above… describing our country today is increasingly similar to the Book of Exodus
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