Bachaquero = "Buy-and-Flip Hustler"
Bloomberg's Andy Rosati followed bachaqueros to see what their day-to-day life is like. It's no bed of roses.
The Roadmap, Part VIII: Is a government job a "real" job?
Embarking on a path to growth is going to require trimming our unmanageable public sector payroll. Good luck convincing Capriles or Ramos Allup of this.
Fifty ways to say "debacle"
A sprawling piece in The Atlantic, co-written by Quico and Moisés Naím, is a showcase for how to write about Venezuela in a way that is fresh and inviting.
Thus Falls the House of Lula
Dilma is gone, but so is Lula and the vicious red-tainted political business machinery he was instrumental in setting up.
Since when is "marching" a right in Venezuela? [UPDATED]
Live updates on the march to the National Electoral Council.
Pescando Cauchos
Un documental nos lleva a pasar veinte minutos en el apocalipsis maracucho. Lo único que faltan son los zombies.
Fear and Loathing in a No-RR Scenario
All of our eggs - not just all the opposition's eggs, but all of the nation's eggs - are now in the Recall Referendum basket. What if it fails? Do we fully realize that this is democracy's last shot?
Judges, juries, and executioners
It's 12 noon in Caracas. Do you know who your justices are?
Miswired
A recent article in Wired magazine shows the epidemic of straight-up nonsense on the Venezuelan economy, while receding, is far from over.
Nobody's first choice
Patricio Aylwin, Chile's first president after the Pinochet dictatorship, died this week. A master of the "politics of the possible," his story holds many uncomfortable lessons for our own future (possible) transition, lessons we may not be willing to learn.
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