Ninety years ago, the death of the man who ruled Venezuela for nearly three decades ushered in a new country. Let’s take a look into the mirror of history
Venezuelan lawyer and migration advisor Gabriel Cardozo Acosta unpacks the nuances surrounding legal changes and cases of xenophobia
The communist who posed as a centrist lost Chile’s presidential election in a landslide for several reasons. One of them was telling a lie about Maria Corina Machado
Chavismo has warned of an “economic war” for at least a decade. Now, for the first time, that wolf is actually clawing at its own doorstep.
Martha Lía Grajales spoke out against police violence in Caracas’ slums before joining the struggle for political prisoners. Her forced disappearance sparked a dilemma in the ruling elite
Maduro’s reaction to US seizing an Iranian oil vessel headed to Cuba:
“MCM supports the ship’s kidnapping. A crime after another. This people defeated the apellidos (slur for ancien régime families), they will never return!
“The ship was carrying 1.9 million barrels (…) They kidnapped the crew, stole the ship and inaugurated a new era of criminal piracy in the Caribbean.”
Cuba teeters on another “special period” and Venezuela braces for a new economic downturn. But with sanctions tightening and isolationism on the rise, old allies may no longer offer the lifelines Havana and Caracas have relied on
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After international airlines pulled out, travelers still hoping to get home face expensive land and air detours
Amid military tensions, a soaring dollar and other daily pressures, cultural events offer some emotional release, but few can afford them
Having revisited the speeches and heard how Machado escaped despite “choppy seas and strong winds,” here’s how we think the opposition fared this week
The speeches at the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony serve as a capstone rebuttal to those who once fell under the spell of chavismo’s social justice utopia
We shuffle off the gray areas to discuss the best outcomes for Maduro and Machado looking at the cards laid on the table
