Baby Steps in Parque Miranda
Yesterday in Parque Miranda, a struggling MUD dipped its toes tentatively into the waters of mass mobilization. Here's a radical idea: what if the leaders tried talking frankly with their activists for once?
Yesterday in Parque Miranda, a struggling MUD dipped its toes tentatively into the waters of mass mobilization. Here's a radical idea: what if the leaders tried talking frankly with their activists for once?
This is not a briefing, just a short chronicle of a regular day pateando calle in Caracas.
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