Penumbra
It seems the last one to leave the Venezuelan economy did remember to turn off the lights.
Being Julio Borges
Julio Borges has been preparing for a job like president of the National Assembly for years, but with huge visibility, little power, and conflicting pressures from the right and from the left...it may just be Mission Impossible.
Ciudad Bolívar as Hors D'Oeuvre
Nicolás Maduro has been forced to reverse his insane decision to take the Bs.100 bill out of circulation, but not before turning Ciudad Bolívar into a terrifying taste of what awaits the whole country under his rule.
Sí son ratas
Our ruling clique has given up trying to be loved, or liked, or esteemed, or approved of, or even just minimally respected...they're quite happy to be loathed, so long as they survive.
What's More Depressing than an Empty Stadium?
Venezuelans are famously baseball obsessed, and this season should be a high point. But when nobody can afford a ticket, the stadium experience is not the same.
A Dark Night for Venezuelan Fútbol
Ni un partido de fútbol puede ver uno en esta vaina.
Otro Calvario
I went door knocking for Voluntad Popular in El Calvario, a shantytown in municipio El Hatillo. People asked about our political prisoners by first name, like they're friends from down the street.
La Copla de Burrostein
Imagine social conflict as a donkey. A donkey that has been jacked up on hormones for 13 years, and grew into colossal, two-headed mutant with a brutal thirst for chaos. We're gonna need a bigger pen.
Much more than a matter of life and death
A breath of fresh air at the end of an asphyxiating day. ¡Vamos Vinotinto!
Copa América Infrastructure Nowadays
To kick off the Centennial Copa America today, we take a trip across Venezuela to survey the state of our stadium infrastructure and hopefully get a morale boost along the way.
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