In praise of Goicoechea
Rarely does an op-ed piece move me as Yon Goicoechea’s piece in El Universal did today. First, a bit of back-story: Goicoechea was the leader of the student movement...
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Top Venezuelan geneticist to Prosecutor General: "Get a clue"
El Nacional interviews Venezuela’s top genetic scientist about Prosecutor General Luisa Ortega’s decision to investigate the death of Simón Bolívar. His bottom line: she has no idea what...
Don't bribe for me, Argentina
Tal Cual has an interesting article on some of the shenanigans between the Venezuelan government, the Argentine government and Argentine companies. It claims contracts to service some of...
The quick decline of the Arepera Socialista
Don’t miss Setty’s chronicle of a field trip to the Arepera Socialista. Depressing, but reassuring at the same time.
Picture it
El Tiempo is reporting the results of a new poll, showing Antanas Mockus leading Juan Manuel Santos in a second-round runoff… by double digits. Two questions pop up:...
Mendoza in his labyrinth
Following Venezuela’s opposition requires a non-trivial dose of patience. The comings and goings of the opposition unity table (MUD) have produced a somewhat final list of candidates for the...
Siemens gets cozy with Hugo Chávez's revolution
UPDATE: This post refers to a charge the SEC filed in December of 2008. My mistake. I’ll leave it up so people don’t think I’m covering my tracks. The SEC...
Transparent as MUD
Having spent years assailing CNE for being to slow to release data after elections, and even then only releasing it partially, I have no choice but to decry...
Dragging the MUD through the mud
Is it just me, or do the Opposition’s Unity Roundtable promoters treat the MUD more or less the way the parent of a Down Syndrome kid might treat her kid:...
Caracas Chronicles sí sube cerro
You’ve probably seen the EsferaPublica.com ad by now. Chances are you’re asking yourself: who needs another Chávez-centered site…in Spanish?! Aren’t there already 20 million Noticias24 clones?! There are,...
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