The Playbook and the Memoir of Venezuela’s Demise
A modern classic on the fall of democracies summarizes the Venezuelan case study. But an entirely different book serves as a complement with the granular tale of how our lives changed
Rain in the Andes Leaves Thousands Homeless
Key roads like the Trasandina highway have collapsed, and Maduro says 8,800 families are now displaced #NowWhatVenezuela
The Legacy of Chavismo’s Ties to Iran
What began as an anti-imperialist bromance between Chávez and Ahmadinejad evolved into a shadowy alliance, marked by criminal networks and shared schemes to hold onto power under pressure
A Newsroom for Venezuela
Venezuela's most important newsroom runs from kitchen tables and living rooms all over the globe, fighting state violence and underfunding
Most Venezuelans Sent to El Salvador Had No Criminal Convictions in the U.S.
More than half of the 238 deportees—130 of them—had no criminal record in the U.S. and were classified solely as immigration law violators, Homeland Security records show
A Venezuelan Soccer Final Tainted by a Champion of State Violence
A ruthless colonel backs the winner of a domestic tournament, where his 16-year-old son is a first team player. Twenty-nine fans of the rival team were stopped on the road and arrested
María Corina Says the Score is 4-0. But Who’s Winning?
María Corina Machado insists on selling four victories that don’t match with Venezuela’s political reality
A Jet Crashes into the Sea and Sparks a Venezuelan Narco-Intrigue
A plane disappears, a chavista general reappears, and a fog of silence, gossip and propaganda emerges in between #NowWhatVenezuela
When Caracas Was Camelot
I met Chávez up close as a U.S. Army Attaché in Caracas—he even asked me to set up a meeting with President Bush before the events of 2002. Here’s how I got to know a rising strongman and the web of conspirators that couldn’t oust him
Venezuela’s '68
In a year of global turbulence, our then-young democracy responded to conflict and fear by allowing an unprecedented (and peaceful) political transition
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