A Japanese Study Warned Chávez About the Earthquake Risks
From 2002 to 2005, Japanese officials assessed Caracas and concluded that only buildings constructed after 2001 were seismic-resistant
Politics
Two Parliaments and the Trump Administration Chart the Course Toward Transition
Dinorah Figuera and Jorge Rodríguez, with Marco Rubio echoing their message, announce that they will begin working together on August 1st
Nicolasito Faces the Ire of La Guaira Survivors
A Norwegian crew recorded the moment a woman who lost her daughter and home poured out her grief and fury at Maduro's son
An Earthquake-Prone Country Without a Seismic Monitoring System
A video about a missing monitoring device has drawn attention to the Venezuelan authorities' failures in registering and reporting the quakes
Chávez’s Civic-Military Union: Another Collapsing Legacy
One founding promise of the Bolivarian State failed for good when the critical hours after the earthquake put it to the test
The Invisible Infrastructure Beneath the Rubble
Venezuela’s disaster also revealed the sociotechnical systems that quietly keep the country functioning, and the limits of these when solidarity cannot become coordination
How to Push the Venezuelan Transition
Delcy is violating the Constitution. Trump controls the regime and the opposition. Are elections actually possible?
How International Correspondents Are Covering Venezuela's Disaster
We spoke with British freelance reporter Catherine Ellis to get a first-hand account on how the regime tries to control information on the field
July 5th is, Above All, A Civilian Holiday
Venezuela declared independence from Spain 215 years ago, starting our most significant political transformation ever in Congress, not a battlefield
The Earthquake Chavismo Wasn't Built For
Venezuelan society responded with institutions it built to save lives. Chavismo responded with institutions it built to preserve power
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