Violence is a canard
Now that Leopoldo López has called people out into the streets, some are saying that Venezuelans are “too afraid” to march. They are afraid “colectivos” might begin shooting...
Life
The Deep Roots of the San Vicente Battle
Tomás Straka has a blockbuster post over on ProDaVinci on the Deep Historical Roots of last week’s field battle for control of San Vicente. A taste: Pero tal...
Leopoldo speaks through the cracks
For the first time in more than a year, Leopoldo Lopez spoke to Venezuelans in a video smuggled out of Ramo Verde prison. In it, he announced the beginning of...
Anabella on CNN En Español
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Heartbreak for a Real "Reyes Mago"
This is one of those stories that just hits you right there. Dr. Jesús Reyes was a revered pediatric oncologist at J.M. de los Rios Children’s Hospital, moving heaven and earth to...
Economic crisis and the price of beauty
Venezuela is known for its beautiful women –if we are allowed to say so ourselves. But our high beauty standards are expensive, and no stranger to scarcity. So...
Character-driven blogging
For a change of pace, I’ve decided to use my column at Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog to focus on the people, on the Venezuelans that are making a difference,...
The Briefing
I’ll tell you what I do find significant about the revelation that the U.S. now has a long and fast-growing list of witnesses explaining how Diosdado Cabello’s sprawling...
Say hello to my little comrade
As per usual, Quico and I see the unfolding scandal that is Diosdado Cabello way differently. While Quico thinks this whole charade is only of interest to historians, I...
Aragua conflict enters new phase (Updated)
The current battle in Aragua State between the authorities and criminal gangs took a sudden shift for the worse after a massive police and military operation was held...
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