Rafa’s Pity Party
Few men have been as powerful in Venezuela as former oil czar Rafael Ramírez. Now that he’s a target in the latest chavista purge, let’s remember why he should never have our sympathy.
Politics
2009: Enter, La Unidad
The year of the Constitutional Amendment Referendum brought a sobering reminder of the threat that indefinite reelection posed to a flailing democracy. The political opposition answered with a platform named after its chimera: Unity.
2009: Eternal Chávez
Photo: PSUV El Hatillo In the February 15 referendum, with 54.88% votes in favor, the possibility for Chávez to run for president as many times as he wanted...
What’s a nice guy like Asdrúbal Oliveros doing in a negotiation like this?
I was your typical, dialogue-dismissing opposition cynic … until my mentor decided to take part in the Dominican Republic talks.
2008: Misión CADIVI
Original art by @modográfico The moment when chavismo finally made sense to me came while I was gazing around the duty free shops at Maiquetía airport. I remember...
Obama, Chávez and the politics of change
Here are some random musings on the fascinating, rapidly changing U.S. election.
2008: The Revolution’s Continuity
Photo: Noticias de Nueva Esparta PSUV started as a political party with serious internal tensions because its authorities, which haven’t really changed much over time, were handpicked. Chávez...
2007: A Generation of Painted Hands
The generation of 2007 was the first (and only) national leadership born independent from traditional parties. They confronted power and contained it. This is the story of that fight and its aftermath.
2007: No signal, no victory
Your Yearly Briefing for 2006. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Chávez is now an embarrassment...to Sean Penn!
Pity Sean Penn. (Not really). After years working to position himself as an avant-garde progressive by hitching his brand to Chávez's, his pet revolutionary starts unravelling all that work by standing by the mass-murdering Libyan regime.
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