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Can a brother get a quote?
Last week, Venezuela’s hyper-nationalist government – the same one that bitterly decried the 1990s’ Apertura Petrolera as a giveaway of National Sovereignty – signed an enormous deal with...
The View from Your Window: Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Austrlia – 6:30 p.m. CaracasChronicles.com has a true worldwide audience – help us prove it! Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot...
The defenestration will be tweetivized
There’s plenty one could say about Alberto Federico Ravell’s dismissal as Executive Director of the last remaining anti-Chávez TV station in Venezuela, Globovision. For now, though, I’ll just...
Beginner's Guide the Chavez Era
Why a Beginner’s Guide? First, caveat lector: it’s surprisingly tough to find insightful material on Venezuela online. Wild overstatement is rampant: Chavez provokes such strong emotions that both...
Miranda 2.0
So, of course, the decision to allow a primary in Miranda state’s escuálido heartland has set off an almighty rush for what are, clearly, the two safest opposition...
The view from your window: Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 10:00 AM. Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window frame...
Follow the Data
The Economist’s report this week on the extent of Cuban infiltration into the Venezuelan state system is an odd mix of things you probably already knew and immensely...
The Oppo Primaries: No Rhyme or Reason
So the opposition has announced the 22 legislative circuits where they will select 30 candidates for September’s National Assembly election via primaries. Good for them! It’s a notable...
Julio (in) de Vido: The Kirchners' Man in Caracas
Today we have a Guest Post from CaracasChronicle’s Senior Buenos Aires Correspondent, Kim White: So, wondering who Ramirito Valdés’s Argentinian doppelgänger is? It’s Planning Minister Julio Miguel De...
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