Despite Small Cracks, Venezuela’s Censorship Wall Holds
The regime unblocked several news websites as a gesture, although the practice remains intact
Delcy Rodríguez arrives in New York City, where she’s expected to meet Trump on the sidelines tomorrow and speak at the UN General Assembly on Thursday.

She defended chavismo abroad, did Maduro’s bidding to overturn the popular will, and backed state terror while bossing around local businessmen
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She seeks to preserve authoritarian rule at home by engaging with former enemies and cultivating international goodwill
The US faces the same problem it once had with the embattled French general: nation-building can’t succeed without legitimate national leaders
Delcy put trusted officials in charge of gold, but the fate of the criminal leaders that ruled some mining towns remains unclear
An investigation by ARI and Convoca found a slight shift in who controls the Mining Arc following the apparent killing of the TDA leader
Some say dollarization won’t rescue Venezuela. Here’s my take: open the economy and we’ll see
Few people wondered about the environmental consequences of the supposed energy investments
How experts are reacting, what politicians are saying, and who’s the oligarch in the middle of everything