The Groundhog Day Revolution
Hugo Chávez first promised that the La Carlota Air Force Base in Caracas would be turned into a big urban park back in 2001. Nothing came of it. The...
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Chuspa Chronicles
Don’t miss The Great Miguel’s latest post on the dashed revolutionary hopes of the fishermen in Chuspa. It’s an amazing read.
What the game looked like when it changed
I got a Moody’s Investor Report from a friend. The money quote is actually the graph above. It shows what the game looked like, according to Consultores 21,...
Can María join the top tier?
OK, so I have no idea if the crazy-ass rumor that María Corina Machado is about to cut a deal with Henry Ramos Allup to run in the Opposition primaries on...
Enter the lady
Congresswoman María Corina Machado has apparently entered the opposition’s primary fight. Her campaign slogan? ¡Viene María! I’m in no position to judge whether or not that slogan is...
Straw Poll
It means nothing, and yet:
The non-event of the day
The other day we were being accused – perhaps rightly so – of being too partial to Primero Justicia. So … I’m doing my darnedest to ignore what...
The Pablo Principle
Your top general, one who has vowed that the Armed Forces would resist any non-chavista government, stands accused of drug smuggling. So if you’re Hugo Chávez, what do...
Candidate Watch: Where they stand
The opposition campaign for the 2012 Presidential election is going to heat up faster than an overworked Planta Centro generator. To help guide the discussion, we thought it...
Candidate Watch: Look Who's Coming to Rio
So, guess who raids Caracas Chronicles for her travel schedule? Just days after we highlight Rio’s innovative barrio pacification strategy, MCM surfaces alongside Rio’s police chief, Marta Rocha....
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