Memes and Posters Against Election Fraud and Gaslighting
When the chavista regime stole the presidential election victory in 2024, I made memes and visuals to control my emotions—without thinking that many of them would go viral
Venezuelan Migrants in the U.S. Are Rebuilding Their Lives—and Their Social Divisions
The same old class prejudices and phobias that predated chavismo are now being politically exploited by Venezuelans in the U.S. to create a narrative of good and bad fellow immigrants
To Vote or Not to Vote, Is That Still the Question?
While an opposition faction seeks to expand systemic pockets of power and another views abstention as a moral imperative, the May mega-vote is all about their inability to sustain unity
Venezuela’s Major Shrimp Plant Burns Months After Expropriation
Five months after the Maduro regime seized Grupo Lamar—Venezuela’s largest shrimp exporter, accused by Diosdado Cabello of plotting a coup—one of its main plants goes up in flames #NowWhatVenezuela
Pope Francis: A Lost Chance for Venezuela?
Jorge Bergoglio’s careful approach toward the Venezuela crisis has left some wondering whether his papacy was a lost chance to push for democracy in the country
The Capriles-Rosales Partnership Sets Up a Shaky Electoral Offer
Expelled from PJ and now aligned with UNT, Capriles and Tomás Guanipa are launching an electoral platform as chavismo removes their political bans. Meanwhile, certain alliances raise questions about what it means to be “opposition” #NowWhatVenezuela
Diosdado Wants to Conquer Zulia with an Anti-Drug Purge
The Interior Minister is sending several mayors to prison on drug trafficking allegations, while building unprecedented influence in the Colombo-Venezuelan border
How Looting Created a Weather Blindspot in the Venezuelan Amazon
Maduro just ordered electricity rationing and reduced working hours for public offices. But the climate emergency he used as the excuse can’t be observed at the region that feeds the country’s main hydroelectric reservoir
What If It’s Venezuelan Society That Collapses—Not the Regime?
Machado’s suffocation thesis may be based on false premises. For Venezuelan society, caught between repression and political “firmas,” the way forward must be organization beyond parties
Another Emergency Decree & an Election Debate Without Ideas
Maduro uses the U.S. tariff war to unveil economic measures, while a new opposition alliance seeks relevance amid restrictions and voter apathy #NowWhatVenezuela
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