A Day in the Life of Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás just woke up. It's late. The day is long. Why is it so hard to get anything done?
Nicolás just woke up. It's late. The day is long. Why is it so hard to get anything done?
When vacation rolls around, the last thing a kid wants to do is have to go back to school. But in Venezuela, for many school is the only place they can get a solid meal. In this special report, we highlight a plan by the Miranda state government to use state schools to feed hungry kids during their school break.
Your daily briefing for Thursday, June 30, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
It kills doctors and nurses to know their patients are being served food that isn't nutritious enough —or even just plain enough. We talk with doctors, patients and catering staff at the Universtario: a hospital in a hunger crisis.
Yes, we have the largest oil reserves. No, we won't ever use them all. No, that doesn't automatically make us rich.
We've got billions and billions in bond debt, but who's lined up to get the $$$ if and when we we pay?
Roberto Rincón was the Steve Jobs of PDVSA contract-rigging. He now sits in a U.S. prison cell, trying to reduce his sentence from over 100 years to 13.
Your daily briefing for Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
It's getting harder to ignore the chasm between the quality of the media coverage of the crisis available to Venezuelans and to people everywhere else.
Many Venezuelans have lost their belief that humanity can overcome its circumstances. Me? All it took to reignite this belief was a trip to the other side of the world.
We’ve been able to hang on for 21 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
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