Venezuela's Opposition Calls for Escalating Protest Agenda
Caracas witnessed a big, peaceful march today, and the opposition set a deepening protest agenda for the days to come.
Caracas witnessed a big, peaceful march today, and the opposition set a deepening protest agenda for the days to come.
As Venezuelans prepare to face down the dictatorship on the streets today, it's maybe not to late to brush up on this whole "civil resistance" thing.
Your daily briefing for Wednesday, October 26th, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
There was an important mistake in my post last night: the Venezuelan constitution's Article 222 does allow the National Assembly to render a political judgment on the president. But that's nothing like an "impeachment." (And the 'abandono del cargo' case is...weak.)
It's been one of those days when if you bend down to tie your shoelaces, you miss an important development in Venezuela's dawning Constitutional Crisis. Here's what you need to know.
Give Chúo Torrealba a break. The real news from yesterday is that Monsignor Emil Paul Tscherrig, the papal envoy, got played.
Eulogio del Pino tried to do a #TropicalMierda mob impression, but had to accept a swap that fell well short of his goals. In the end, it was Wall Street that made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Your daily briefing for Wednesday, October 25, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Translation of the document read by Vatican representatives during this afternoon's controversial press conference.
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