Understanding the Venezuelan Vote in Florida
What does this election say about the politics of our Florida diaspora in Trump’s favorite state?
Who's Rooting for Maduro's Social Cleansing?
While foreign governments, NGOs and UN organizations condemn the extrajudicial killings and impose sanctions, the Venezuelan population still believes in the iron fist speech, to Maduro’s advantage
“As An Oil Producing Country, We Have An Obligation to Address Climate Change”
Alejandro Álvarez Iragorry, general coordinator of the NGO Clima 21, explains how climate change can be affecting Venezuela, and how little we know about it.
Seven Uncomfortable Questions About the ‘Transition’
Part of the international community and political leaders are still feeding the hopes for a political change in Venezuela, but slogans can’t hide what we must dare to understand.
Salsa for My Frozen Heart
Living in Montreal, I don’t let go of the music that other immigrants like me created in New York City to fend off the cold during winter.
One Thousand, Ten Thousand, Fifty Thousand Dead
Twenty years ago, the Northern Venezuelan coast suffered one of the worst disasters in the country’s history. But we’ll never know how many people we lost.
Of Course Bolivia Is Not Venezuela
Evo Morales, a close ally of Chávez and Maduro, resigned on November 10th, after the OAS issued a report invalidating the election he claimed he had won. That doesn’t mean we should draw false equivalences.
Brazil, the Other Border
The sixth country in South America taking in Venezuelans is a lot more organized for this emergency. But most of these immigrants are in passing, and 171 thousand dilute among 210 million inhabitants.
Trouble in the Lima Group
In 2017, 12 countries of the Americas forged an alliance to help restore democracy in Venezuela. Now, the more influential members of the club face challenges that could alter their stance towards our country.
‘When Rebuilding, Remember the Environment’
Venezuelans joined in on the anguish for the Amazon rainforest fires in Brazil, while their own surroundings are in awful shape. Alejandro Luy sums up the environmental situation in Venezuela.
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