Did you know that there are rural communities in Venezuela where as many as 12% of the people carry the parasite that causes Chagas Disease? The vast majority...
The Opposition’s going to win the day an oppo leader can stare into a camera and give a speech like this one [without getting lynched by the Sra....
Last week, Venezuela’s hyper-nationalist government – the same one that bitterly decried the 1990s’ Apertura Petrolera as a giveaway of National Sovereignty – signed an enormous deal with...
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There’s plenty one could say about Alberto Federico Ravell’s dismissal as Executive Director of the last remaining anti-Chávez TV station in Venezuela, Globovision. For now, though, I’ll just...
Why a Beginner’s Guide? First, caveat lector: it’s surprisingly tough to find insightful material on Venezuela online. Wild overstatement is rampant: Chavez provokes such strong emotions that both...
So, of course, the decision to allow a primary in Miranda state’s escuálido heartland has set off an almighty rush for what are, clearly, the two safest opposition...
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The Economist’s report this week on the extent of Cuban infiltration into the Venezuelan state system is an odd mix of things you probably already knew and immensely...
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