G.M.V.V. Chronicles, cont.
For the residents of a couple of recently-opened housing development in Caracas, their brand new homes are no longer bringing them joy, but really big headaches. One, in...
Life
Plunging to new lows
In a sign that Hugo Chávez has indeed made headlines in corners of the world we never thought we’d be in, get this: there is a growing controversy...
Radio Times on WHYY Philly
I spent an hour this morning across from George Ciccariello-Maher on Radio Times, a current affairs show from the NPR affiliate in Philadelphia, WHYY. It was easily the...
Monday is Review "Blogging the Revolution" Day
Why not take 10 minutes to write a review of Blogging the Revolution: Caracas Chronicles and the Hugo Chávez Era over on Amazon or at the iBookstore?
New Caracas Chronicles contributor: Emiliana Duarte
Folks, please join me in welcoming our new Caracas Chronicles contributor, Emiliana Duarte, a unique voice and a terrific young talent. Emiliana, welcome to the madhouse. We’re excited...
Juan Domingo Wolf-in-Cordero's Clothing?
Twitter is abuzz with rumors that the guy who’s just bought a controlling stake in the opposition news channel Globovision, an insurance magnate by the name of José Domingo Cordero,...
Chronicles of Lazy Journalism (or, Attn: @ReutersVzla )
Let us unpack this bit from Reuters‘ Simon Gardner and Terry Wade (with an assist from commenter Lucía.) “At one building in a wealthy corner of Caracas, people drank...
Draft Marquina
The consensus in the opposition seems to be that we’re not going to win a snap election amid this huge surge in sympathy for Chávez and his memory....
A rare moment of admission
It’s been easy to forget these last few days that all the “normal” problems of the country are still there just the same. Last week, for instance, Interior...
beyondbricolage
The FT’s beyondbrics blog asked me for a little guest post on why the Opposition found it so hard to resist Chávez’s authoritarian project. I don’t care much...
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