The Day the CLAP Bag Came to my Neighborhood
The food situation is bad enough in Puerto Ordaz now that people are making the 13-hour trek to the Brazilian border for supplies...or submitting to the humiliations of the CLAP bag.
Politics
The Scent of Burnt Papayas
Many years ago, chavismo began a war on science. Help us get this untold story out!
Revocatorio Today: Brace for an Anti-Climax
Think CNE is going to announce a date for the next stage of signature gathering today? You don't know Tibi.
Fear and Hoarding on the Baby Trail '16
In Venezuela these days, having a baby is a logistical feat you can only manage by plunging head first into the murky waters of the bachaquero economy.
26 Hours in Guayana
How on earth did I end up camping out overnight on a disgusting, cockroach-infested sidewalk in one of the most dangerous cities in the world?
The Crisis on the Other Side
The crisis has brought chavismo to the edge of historical oblivion. Don't think they don't understand that.
The Cryptic Godfather
The most important political move of the last few weeks is also the one we know the least about.
Goodbye Lenin, #TropicalMierda Edition
As desperate Venezuelans flock to Colombia to buy groceries, I muse on 21st Century Socialism's iron clad determination to repeat every mistake 20th Century Socialism made.
Where have all the ATMs gone?
Having your highest denomination banknote be worth 10 cents is an insanity you grasp fully only when you realize it's renders ATMs pretty much useless.
The Truly Unexpected
Aristóbulo Istúriz knows exactly what the government needs to do to end shortages and queues. The real shocker? He's right. But will Padrino López listen?
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