Et tu, Macri?
Why on earth is Argentina trying to block application of the Inter-American Democratic Charter in Venezuela? The tawdry story follows.
A Tug of War with the Country in the Middle
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the VP for the Economy is signalling a unification in the foreign exchange regime. Maduro's far left advisors are working to block him. Who’s actually running economic policy around here, anyway?
An Intervened Country
Your daily briefing for Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
What we're talking about when we're talking about a zaperoco
We don’t have a single name for this thing lurking just around the corner. El vainón is vaguer than that: an image, a metaphor, mixed with fear, anger, and hope.
Serrano: Unifying the Exchange Rate is Like Cheating at Solitaire
In an exclusive interview with Cronica.Uno's Mayela Armas, Nicolás Maduro's favorite economic advisor explains the whys and wherefores of Economic Warfare.
Heroism for Our Times
Steeped in the culture of military hero worship, we've lost sight of the real courage it takes to de-escalate a conflict when it's just on the cusp of turning deadly.
Misery Porn as Clickbait
The craziest damn thing has started happening to the stuff I write about Venezuela abroad...people are clicking on it.
MedioMalo Presidente
This 2008 propaganda clip is an amazing historical document. It's worth watching. And re-watching. And re-watching.
From the Archive: Living Out Your Own Counterfactual
I wrote this post in September 2013, before I'd really met Moisés Naím, let alone started writing with him. The price of oil was at $111, and the term "economic degeneracy" already described our situation. It's only gotten more relevant in the three years since.
Venezuela Falls Apart: A Global Dispatches Podcast
"Why hadn't Venezuela collapsed sooner?". Our own Francisco Toro is interviewed by Mark Goldberg at Global Dispatches Podcast.
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