Alex Saab and the Mutating Realities of Chavismo
The fall of the Maduro global business operator shows how the regime changed under the pressure of sanctions, isolation, and survival
Tag: chavismo
Víctor Quero: Killed by the Perpetrator State Chavismo Built
Venezuelan history is also the story of the long and difficult construction of a welfare state. Chavismo interrupted this process to subjugate us with its opposite
The New Prosecutor General is a Professional Denialist of Chavista Atrocities
Larry Devoe built a career shielding Maduro from accountability for humanitarian collapse and repression
The End of the Padrino López Era
Delcy Rodríguez replaced one general with a terrible service sheet with another general with a terrible service sheet. Maybe there’s something else to it
Six Signs of Chavismo’s Mutation under US Oversight
It’s hard to put paper over the disappearance of Maduro’s allies or the de facto suffocation of Cuba
Is Venezuela Getting Ready for Post-Maduro Elections?
All of a sudden, opposition parties and some surprising figures are starting to behave as if presidential elections were on the horizon
Chávez’s Communal State is a Failure. Mérida Shows Why
Each time Maduro set up so-called “popular consultations,” demands for improved public services across Mérida have been systematically ignored
The Challenge of Forgiving Those Who Stopped Thinking
When Hannah Arendt wrote her famous essay on the banality of evil, she put the spotlight on those who expected forgiveness because they just followed orders. Venezuela now faces the same dilemma
Big Oil in Little Venice
Big Oil's history in Venezuela has been quite the adventure. A big adventure
Delcy’s Quagmire
Trump forces her to comply, but Rodríguez cannot afford to lose the support of the regime she propped up. Can Venezuela’s interim leader avoid the fate of Maduro?
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