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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
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
What is a Vaca Mediática?
15 media outlets band together... not for aguardiente but for the future of Venezuelan journalism
Asia and Venezuela Have Exchanged STEM Knowledge for 70 Years
A new book traces the contributions that Asian scientists have made in domestic institutions and companies for decades, while the Venezuelan diaspora grows at the other end of the planet
Memes and Posters Against Election Fraud and Gaslighting
When the chavista regime stole the presidential election victory in 2024, I made memes and visuals to control my emotions—without thinking that many of them would go viral
Venezuelan Migrants in the U.S. Are Rebuilding Their Lives—and Their Social Divisions
The same old class prejudices and phobias that predated chavismo are now being politically exploited by Venezuelans in the U.S. to create a narrative of good and bad fellow immigrants
How Looting Created a Weather Blindspot in the Venezuelan Amazon
Maduro just ordered electricity rationing and reduced working hours for public offices. But the climate emergency he used as the excuse can’t be observed at the region that feeds the country’s main hydroelectric reservoir
How Air Jordan Can Land You In a Salvadoran Prison
ICE is using some absurd criteria for identifying alleged Venezuelan criminals: Michael Jordan tattoos, reggaeton quotes and sportswear now signal gang affiliation
A Children’s Hospital Burns and Barely Makes the News
In Carabobo, a power generator explosion at the Jorge Lizarraga Children’s Hospital turned a vulnerable facility into a nightmare. A doctor on the frontlines of Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis tells the story
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