Operational Preparedness of the 21st Century
Venezuelan soldiers are now stealing goats for food. Repeat, Venezuelan soldiers are now stealing goats for food. Fin del comunicado.
Fear and Loathing in a No-RR Scenario
All of our eggs - not just all the opposition's eggs, but all of the nation's eggs - are now in the Recall Referendum basket. What if it fails? Do we fully realize that this is democracy's last shot?
Debt 2.0: Cadivi and the World's Most Profitable McFiesta
Venezuela's debt isn't just enormous, it's complex. Crazy exchange rates, interests, and enchufados saw CADIVI dig its own grave. How do we climb out?
Mo Money, Mo Problems
Inflation keeps skyrocketing while wages struggle to keep up. But in a line-infested, scarcity-based inflation economy like Venezuela's, more money is... useless.
The Political Prisoners You've Never Heard Of
When you hear "political prisoner" you automatically think "Leopoldo López". But what about the nearly 100 regular people, like Vasco Da Costa, who ended up in Venezuela's deathtrap jails just for disagreeing with the government?
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
The Signatures to request the launch of a recall procedure are in CNE's hands. It's a funny sort of democracy where you have to stalk around a warehouse in the dead of night to exercise a basic constitutional right, wouldn't you say?
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