Nicolás’ Tribunal
Your daily briefing for Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Your daily briefing for Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
It used to be people would line up for hours for price-controlled staples. But as a 48-hour General Strike launches today, panic buying crashed head first against family budget realities.
A fresh batch of arrest warrants have been issued to opposition mayors in protest-heavy municipalities. Deja-vu all over again.
The practice of having the military rule alongside — or even over and above — civilians, long predates the Chávez era — and will likely outlive it, too.
Maduro's use of the most streamed song of all time for political purposes has drawn the ire of the likes of Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi. If we could only get Justin Bieber on board, the ANC would surely be cancelled.
Your daily briefing for Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
One week away from the momentous ANC election, let me tell you why everybody’s laughing at the candidates chavismo’s offering.
The real threat to the government comes not from the opposition, but from the breakdown of "la unión cívico-militar": the basic power symmetry between civilian leftists and the military Chávez instituted in 1999.
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