Yes, a Crisis Could Bring More Authoritarianism. Ask a Venezuelan
While risks for freedom increase in several countries, Venezuelans already know how an autocracy keeps society from working together to face a crisis
While risks for freedom increase in several countries, Venezuelans already know how an autocracy keeps society from working together to face a crisis
As the pandemic overwhelmed chavismo’s central power, governors and mayors start taking different approaches to deal with the emergency
Although Venezuela has very strong women in politics, there are many more who are excluded. We need to work for a female perspective in the Venezuelan political process.
With the increasing pressure on the Venezuelan regime, it seems that Donald Trump’s rhetoric is more than words. But does he have an actual ethos?
Just days after the Department of Justice offers rewards for the chavista regime’s top people, the Department of State comes with a layout for a power-sharing transition government. What’s the US doing?
It’s hard to comply with mandatory isolation in Cumaná, the capital of Sucre State. Without food, fuel or cooking gas, people must improvise so they can eat amid a pandemic.
In the wake of an economic bubble amid the disaster, local & international media announce the death of the Bolivarian project. But this would imply that the "revolution" meant more than what it actually was: a propaganda device.
Part of the international community and political leaders are still feeding the hopes for a political change in Venezuela, but slogans can’t hide what we must dare to understand.
Chávez & Trump look alike in several aspects, from their authoritarian propensities to their red hats. But little comparisons have been made between their respective counterparts: the Venezuelan opposition and the Democratic party.
There are some warnings I never thought I’d have for Venezuelans, of all people. Yet here we are, talking about the dangers of seeing right-wing populists as “saviors” from left-wing populism.
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