Getting the Carnet de la Patria
Eso es rapidito, they said, you’ll be home before breakfast, they said…
Peace with pepper spray
Your briefing for Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Caraqueños take a break from the Crisis to comment on the Crisis
People in Caracas had a lot to say about the constitutional crisis while standing in line for bread and getting their cell-phones stolen. Few believe what they're told, and the ones that do, struggle to care.
The attacker’s cynicism
Your briefing for Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
OAS: Special Meeting of the Permanent Council (round 3) [UPDATED]
Twenty countries called for an emergency session today. Bolivia cancelled it. Argentina's Foreign Minister flew all the way from Buenos Aires. Honduras has been named temporary president. Madness, I tell you, madness!
¿Ecuador el nuevo Venezuela?
El nuevo presidente ecuatoriano deberá gobernar un país en donde la mitad de su población cuestiona su legitimidad, con una compleja situación económica y entre profundo escepticismo hacia la autoridad electoral. Esto ya ha pasado antes, ¿Verdad?
Is Ecuador the next Venezuela?
Ecuador's new president will govern a country where over half of the population questions his legitimacy, amidst a complex economic situation and skepticism over the CNE's impartiality. Sound familiar?
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