CC Book Club: Chavismo Rising
Alejandro Velasco's "Barrio Rising" is the story of a country, a neighborhood, and the people who inhabit it. But after reading the first half, do we know what they want?
Alejandro Velasco's "Barrio Rising" is the story of a country, a neighborhood, and the people who inhabit it. But after reading the first half, do we know what they want?
Editing Caracas Chronicles has been like surfing a tsunami of raw talent. An exhausted, exhilarated Quico thanks everyone who's made it possible.
I love La Simón deeply. But commuting to and from campus every day from Guatire gives you a whole new perspective on elitism, USB-style.
An agrarian economy built on cocoa, coffee and the brutal oppression of indigenous people and African slaves.
The intense hatred people feel for Nicolás Maduro and company stems, in large part, from the fact that they just don't show up for work.
Confident in his house-building abilities, Maduro gets ready to go all reverse Movember on Venezuelans.
Venezuela's National Assembly is chosen through a Mixed, Single Member Constituency/Proportional Representation System. Only some of the Single Member Constituencies have more than one member, and the Proportional Representation System is not proportional. Any questions?
The most interesting experiment in subverting the Communicational Hegemony in Venezuela today is Henrique Capriles's video selfie campaign. Yes, really.
Many in the opposition are sure the government will rig legislative elections on December 6th to hang on to power. The last time such a stunt was tried, the authoritarian regime collapsed within six weeks. Could December 2015 be the December 1957 of the 21st Century?
Daring new elongated rectangular fried potato stick design considered radical departure for burger chain best known for fried cassava snacks.
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