Why We Can Win
by Isabella Picón It’s Friday night after a rough week. I’m exhausted and it’s 10 p.m but somehow I find myself with some friends, music and a cubalibre in my...
Politics
File Under: Caiga quien caiga, hasta las últimas consecuencias
Después dicen que el gobierno no es eficiente. A scant 36 hours after the Amuay disaster, and just 24 hours after he had promised an “exhaustive investigation” President...
El Cambio de Aceite
Once every great while, I get that itch that only Panfleto Negro can scratch.
Ex-PDVSAs of Caracas Chronicles, Help Me Out
At this point, we still don’t have a clear picture of how much damage Amuay Refinery suffered overall from last night’s blast. We still don’t know precisely which...
An Exhaustive Investigation
This morning, President Chávez promised an exhaustive investigation into the causes of last night’s fatal blast at Amuay Refinery. The sun hasn’t even set yet, and that investigation...
The Cadena that Wasn't
For once, today, Venezuela faced a situation where a Cadena Nacional would have been entirely appropriate, even welcome. Facing a genuine national disaster, people naturally turn to their...
That Devil Plays a Mean Fiddle
The Devil’s Excrement has an excellent piece on Comando Venezuela’s approach to the very delicate issue of Election Day Witnesses. Be sure to read it.
There is no such thing as bad publicity
I ask some friends working with Capriles about the difference in media presence between the all-powerful, ever-present Comandante and “El Flaco.” Their response surprised me. In a nugget,...
Ventajismo? What ventajismo?!
A single picture to sum up the mad disparity in resources in this presidential campaign: The photo was taken in Caracas by Associated Press’ Fernando Llano. The article...
Venezuela, Warts and All
I have no idea who’s behind it, but I’m developing a serious addiction to País Verruga, a Facebook community that aggregates impossible/ridiculous/outlandish images from the election campaign. Here’s...
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