Do U tweet?
Juan Cristóbal says: – As some of you may know, I finally caved and began using twitter a few weeks ago. (Insert shameless self-promotion here ) Venezuelan politicians...
Remind me: which part of OAS is a champion of democracy and which part are the imperialist goons again?
Quico says: As we see OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza increasingly mimetized with Chávez over the Honduran crisis, it’s worth remembering that the organization the guy leads...
Promoting gay marriage and homophobia...in one go!
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x9vxh4 Juan Cristóbal says: This video of National Assembly speaker Cilia Flores in full-attack mode packs a wallop. It shows the under-appreciated Flores promoting a motion to censure...
This Abuse of Power is Sponsored by Roche
Quico says: It’s hard to overstate how bizarre the judicial persecution against Globovision financier and president Guillermo Zuloaga’s had already gotten even before the judge put in charge...
The-most-expensive-city-in-Latin-America-Chronicles
Juan Cristóbal says: – Life in our fair, not-quite-socialist capital city is highlighted in a NY Times piece by Simón Romero and Gregory Kristof, only not in the...
The "Hilo Constitucional" vs. The Constitution
Quico says: Lets say that, as the ALBA block claims to believe, the interruption of constitutional rule in Honduras is simply unacceptable and Zelaya has to be restored...
Fuel to the Fire
Quico says: Child rapist Daniel Ortega (a.k.a. the president of Nicaragua) has apparently decided that Central America isn’t quite tense and unstable enough as it is. Fresh from...
The view from my window
Montreal, Canada – 10: 44 a.m.Thanks to everyone who’s taken the time to send in pictures. I’ll be publishing them at the rate of one per day this...
The socialist auction
Juan Cristóbal says: Rumors of a not-quite-overt devaluation of Venezuela’s fixed exchange rate system continue to swirl. The last few months, there have been suggestions that Cadivi, Venezuela’s...
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