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Oh, Sarah

Sarah Grainger of the BBC does her best to ask the question: why don’t more tourists come to Venezuela? However, she falls far short, mostly due to her...

Juan Cristobal Nagel September 6, 2012

Politics

Bill Clinton knows another word for "trasnochos economicistas"

William Ojeda’s talanquera-pole-vaulting speech rejecting MUD’s “trasnochos economicistas” brought to mind this choice bit of Bill Clinton’s speech last night (from 1:02 in the clip): You know, if...

Francisco Toro September 6, 2012

Life

Another Wildcat Strike in Sidor

The good news is that raising hell at that cadena in Caruachi a few weeks back paid off: talks on a collective bargaining agreement have finally been launched...

Francisco Toro September 6, 2012

Economy

Lost in the supermarket

The Koma hypermarket in Puerto Ordaz was taken over by the Chavernment in 2010, as part of the expropiation of Frigorificos Ordaz S.A. (Friosa). Almost a year later,...

Gustavo Hernández A. September 6, 2012

Politics

"Hay un camino, y para emprenderlo, no hay que dar ni un paso atrás"

In my latest piece for Foreign Policy, I wrote, “[Capriles] doesn’t have firm positions on anything other than reconciliation, efficiency, and problem-solving. This means that all the different factions...

Juan Cristobal Nagel September 5, 2012

Politics

Et tu, CAF?

Suppose you were the head of a multilateral bank, organizing a forum dealing with a crucial, upcoming election. When discussing what the polls are saying, do you ask...

Juan Cristobal Nagel September 5, 2012

Politics

Maybe Iran can teach us something

The World Economic Forum came out with its new “Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013.” As you might expect, news for Venezuela are dismal (well, dismal if you think this...

Juan Cristobal Nagel September 5, 2012

Politics

Worst. GMVV House. Ever!

Following on from GEHA’s post, some GMVV houses are collapsing before they’re even assigned! Update: Needless to say, this one got chigüired in an instant.

Francisco Toro September 4, 2012

Politics

One month to go

I do my best to set the stage over at Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog.

Juan Cristobal Nagel September 4, 2012

Life

What Chávez is offering

Yesterday there was a little brouhaha regarding some documents that people within the MUD may or may not have authored. It prompted Chávez to go out and say...

Juan Cristobal Nagel September 4, 2012

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