No Room for Dissidents
As the economic and political crisis deepens, Maduro holds on to power by keeping dissident voices far away from Miraflores, no matter where they come from.
As the economic and political crisis deepens, Maduro holds on to power by keeping dissident voices far away from Miraflores, no matter where they come from.
Your daily briefing for Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Today, we question the future of oil and energy in Venezuela. However, how well do we know the (not so brief) history of the Venezuelan oil industry? It all started with Petrolia, almost 150 years ago.
Constant comparisons are made between today’s Venezuela and George Orwell’s famous novel “1984”. But are those parallelisms accurate or simply intellectual laziness?
Your daily briefing for Monday, July 30, 2018. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Contaminated crabs imported from Venezuela left four people hospitalized in the U.S. It highlights a chronic problem of our food industry, recently worsened by economic collapse.
As Venezuelans know all too well, it’s important to keep track of every life that’s been lost, every person that has disappeared on the road to freedom.
Historically, we cannot deny Chávez’s effort to destroy the foundation of a modern, democratic country. Nevertheless, is it smart to keep blaming him politically? Or is Maduro the one who really matters now?
On the day of what would have been Chavez’s 64th birthday. Let’s make sure the world doesn’t forget how it was him, and not his successor, who turned Latin America’s most prosperous nation into a place of crisis and despair.
Your daily briefing for Friday, July 27, 2018. Translated by Javier Liendo.
We’ve been able to hang on for 21 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
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