Hausmann vs. F-Rod through Aporrea's Eyes
Chavismo has always had two big weapons: a gigantic wad of cash and an incredible compelling narrative. The importance of the latter is easy to overlook. So powerful is...
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Monday morning polls
Two new polls continue to show that support for the Maduro government has never been softer. The first one is from Datanálisis. Obviously, one of the slides that jumps out...
The B.R. of V. finally makes it to the U.N.S.C.
It’s done. The Bolivarian Government has won (unopposed) the Latin American seat for the United Nations Security Council for the 2015-2017 period. This time, there was no major...
A Time for Fireflies
This is the text of Laura Weffer’s speech last night on receiving the Cabot Prizes’ special commendation for her investigative reporting alongside Tamoa Calzadilla. I wouldn’t dream of trying...
"¡Los fenicios!"
This video leaves me speechless … Aporrea’s take on the incident leaves me doubly speechless. Luckily, our readers are not speechless! Take it away, venelondoner: “En serio… con...
“Seis Por Derecho” hits the Web
If you want to know more about Venezuela’s economy, politics and history (and a little extra about Latin America), you should subscribe to the “Seis Por Derecho” videoblog....
The disarmament that wasn't there
The central government has tried over and over again to present itself as proactive in tackling crime. As usual, reality has gotten in its way. Violence in Venezuela is...
Apátrida Chronicles
In my latest piece for Transitions, I make the case for foreign intervention in Venezuela’s domestic affairs – namely, that the crime wave has gotten so out of...
R&R: It Gets Worse
So I already blew one gasket over Reinhart and Rogoff’s Project Syndicate piece, and now the time has come to blow the other. Turns out Francisco Rodríguez over...
Ad wars: Stir up your memories
This brought back a lot of memories. Nicely done. Happy Wednesday everyone.
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