All Roads Lead to Repression
Here’s a thought someone put in my inbox – and a good one. The major paradox of the Chávez era is what you might call the Case of...
Life
Games people play
When the final chapter in chavismo is written (and I’m one of the few that think this will happen sooner than most think) one of its most glaring...
Uribana is closed, but the crisis isn't over
After officially acknowledging the death of 58 people in the violent events of January 25th, Prisons Minister Iris Varela ordered the transfer of Uribana Prison’s remaining inmates to...
The Savage Discourse Revisited
It’s been eight years since I translated the passages below from the classic (if too-little-read) book by Merideño philosopher/poet J.M. Briceño Guerrero, but I still sporadically go back...
Prannation
Just finished Jon Lee Anderson’s (infuriatingly paywalled) New Yorker piece about the ranchification of Caracas. Anderson well justifies his reputation as a journalistic legend here: the piece really...
A hard day at Uribana (Updated)
Today, personnel of the Prisons Ministry along with soldiers of the National Guard tried to inspect Uribana Prison (located outside Barquisimeto) for illegal materials. The procedure was supposed...
If bread is lacking, better bring some games
The Chavernment asked the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) for the right to organize the 18th Pan American Games in 2019. Those games would be held in Bolívar...
G.M.V.V. Chronicles
Last month, after two years of waiting in shelters, 96 displaced families were given the keys of their brand new apartments in a new tower built in Western...
The morgue conundrum, cont.
The days of Caracas’ main morgue in Bello Monte could be numbered: in the upcoming weeks, two new facilities located in Caricuao and El Llanito will take on...
Tower of terror
Jon Lee Anderson penned an epic article on life in Caracas for the New Yorker, and after jumping through many hoops, I finally dished out $5.95 and read...
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