Venezuela is in the Dark. Literally.
Venezuela has been under a nationwide power outage for over 15 hours. There's little information coming out of the country right now.
Maduro Tries to Sanction Guaidó, Fails Hilariously
Stung by fresh U.S. sanctions, Maduro decided to strike back against Guaidó. But how? The best he could come up with is making it hard for Guaidó to use money he’s rendered worthless, and property he’s rendered meaningless.
It’s the Authors!
We’re celebrating Caracas Chronicles’ 16th anniversary today. Thanks for sticking around for this long. Here’s to many more!
Juan Requesens: "Politicians must assume risks others won't take"
We interviewed Juan Requesens a few days before he was snatched from home by the government's intelligence police. There's still no information of the young legislator's whereabouts.
Christmas Archives: "I'm Dreaming of a Shit Christmas"
You know that if-I-had-only-just-shut-up feeling you get when you’ve been complaining about something that gets just unbelievably worse? Well, just enjoy this December 10, 2016 Christmas post by Raúl Stolk.
Down the Sketchy Election Fraud Road, Again
Fraud seems like the only reasonable explanation for tonight's unfathomable election results. It's also the easiest way to paint yourself into a corner.
#TheWeeklyArepa Editorial: Atonement
Each Friday, Raúl regales the members of our mailing list with a scrumptious little nugget of wisdom in our Weekly Arepa. Here’s this week’s.
The Curse of the Tarpeian Rock
El Helicoide has always been an ambitious project. It's just that the ambition changed from futurist drive-through shopping mall to sinister torture chamber.
Leo's Mind
Leonardo González has become the it illustrator for the current crisis. We go on a tour of his amazing oeuvre.
I still get Lost in Miami
My daugter knows that part of my job is describing what’s going on in Venezuela, but I don’t know how to tell her a story which doesn’t have a happy ending yet.
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