End-of-the-year Social Conflict Map Update
As 2016 comes to a close, we notice another significant spike in lootings and people taking justice into their own hands. Here is the gruesome balance of a year's worth of Maduro social and economic policy.
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Christmas Weekend
Your special Christmas Weekend Briefing for Monday, December 26th, 2016. Courtesy of Eddy.
The Calm in Devastation
Your daily briefing for Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Cienbolosageddon: Twitter Round-Up
People around Venezuela erupted in anger when they realized the 100 bolivar bills left in their pockets were worthless. Protests and episodes of looting have erupted around the country.
MUD's UNTenable Partner
Un Nuevo Tiempo once again lends chavismo a hand as several of its lawmakers blow up the quorum needed to appoint a new CNE board member.
Invisible Money
When cash is supposed to disappear in 72 hours, funny things start to happen.
National Assembly follows through on Political Trial
We watched today's AN session, which was surprisingly riveting, and here are the highlights.
The Latest Shameless StUNT
Un Nuevo Tiempo once again busts my decency-o-meter with a move so boldly treacherous it makes their previous backstabbing pale in comparison.
The Insane Conspiracy Theory Behind the Removal of the Bs.100 Bill
Read all about the U.S. Treasury Department's cunning plan to smuggle billions of Venezuelan banknotes to warehouses in Poland in order to...wait WHAT?!
A Christmas Not Even SUNDDE Can Save
The genuinely sad part is that even if you force stores to knock down prices 30%, people on normal salaries can't afford the basics their families need.
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