De Lima is Out of Cadena Capriles. (Owner Still In Closet)
David de Lima, the cartoon-bad-guy political commissar sent to keep Cadena Capriles’s employees in line, is reportedly out of a job, after having taken a bull’s approach to...
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Postcards from El Rodeo III
A few days ago 18-year-old Clider Martínez was taken in by the National Guard while protesting in Los Palos Grandes. After being processed he was sent to...
In the land of silicone socialism
I’m with my cousin Elena. We’re in a Maracaibo supermarket. Half an hour earlier they had announced the arrival of cooking oil – two bottles per person – and the...
Una Biografía Que es Puro Cuento
This…errr…how to put it? This…this. Ummm…this is. This. Uhhh. This…I mean, uh, this. O sea…THIS coño.
The state as bully, part too-many
I missed last week’s “Human Rights Week”, but I still wanted to write about a particular case that got my attention. Better late than never. In the wake of...
What adjustment is, and what it isn't
In the wake of the Red Adjustment, Venezuela is on its way to macroeconomic stability. It’s a statement that seems especially prone to misunderstanding, so maybe it’s not surprising...
Slow-Cooked Stability
Now that we’re all taking stock of the protest movement, here’s one heretical thought: time is working against it. With every day that passes, it becomes less likely we’ll...
First I'll take your lunch money, then we'll chat.
Today, MUD suspended dialogue talks because they want concrete results instead of promises in order for conversations to continue. By having sat down for talks in the first place, they legitimized this giant farce and just bought the dictatorship lots more time.
Roberta kills dialogue
The MUD announced it was “suspending” its participation in the Unasur-sponsored dialogue process. And yes, in case you were wondering, the sarao at Miraflores was not a one-time thing,...
No shortage of tear gas
More than three months since the start of the protests, the excessive use of tear gas is the new normal, both in Caracas and right here in Barquisimeto. But not...
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