Memo to the opposition: thanks
(No, I am not being facetious) The opposition umbrella group Mesa de Unidad announced today that it would not meet its January 31st deadline to announce its unity...
Life
Where did chavismo's normal go?
Juan Cristobal’s last post – particularly that one-liner about there being "no one normal left in chavismo" – made a few people in the comments section, myself included,...
"Saca tus cuentas, Vollmer!"
http://globovision.weall.tv/device/WeAllTVPlayer.swf Today Hugo Chávez sat down with some of the few businessmen left in Venezuela to convince them, in between cites to Lenin and Mariátegui, that his Revolution...
Important man unveils a new tool
Yesterday, the world saw the unveiling of a tool that awed millions. Hugo Chávez’s National Guard unveiled a high-tech little toy they are currently employing in their friendly...
My suggestions for the National Assembly
The first month of the new decade is almost gone. With everything that’s going on, it’s easy to forget the opposition leadership promised that, before the month was...
Ud. No Lo Vio Por Venevisión
Longtime reader Vinz reports: "I’ve been watching the baseball games and it is completely insane. -Venevisión seems to have recieved orders to cut out the protesters in...
A crisis Chávez can't import his way out of
Venezuela’s opposition students have unveiled a clever campaign slogan: "Electricity, water, crime: tas ponchao!" The expression, which draws on Venezuelans’ love for baseball to call three strikes for...
Who's afraid of the big, bad Gerrymander?
Some longtime readers are up-in-armsabout the CNE’s (predictable) decision to Gerrymander the hell out of the constituencies ahead of September’s legislative elections, which will ensure chavistas get many...
Trusted Users This Week
Last week, 36 of you logged in to write comments…thanks! The top four contributors last week, as judged by the community, were: Bilis Negra Edgar Brown dagoberto Roberto...
The Hard-Up Elite
This is a story about two friends of mine: Carola and Andrea. Carola is doing pretty well for herself. Born to a reasonably well-off Caracas family, she nevertheless...
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