01.27.17: What Elections?

Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) rector Luis Emilio Rondon revealed yesterday that the organization in charge of organizing and holding elections in Continue reading →

01.26.17: The Failed Experiment

The Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD) announced today that it would not return to the dialogue table for talks with Continue reading →

01.25.17: Abandoning the Revolution

Transparency International released its 2016 corruption perceptions report today, and ranked Venezuela as the 10th most corrupt nation on the planet. Venezuela Continue reading →

01.24.16: Surprise Protest

After warning that yesterday’s massive march in Caracas and other cities of the country would be the last “conventional” one, Continue reading →

01.23.17: The People’s Streets

The Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD) staged its biggest protest in over a month in Caracas today to demand that the Continue reading →

01.22.17: The Sinaloa Connection

Following the extradition of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States this past Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice Continue reading →

01.21.17: Carnet de la Patria

Venezuelans lined up at registration centres all across the country today to register for the carnet de la patria [loosely, “homeland card”], Continue reading →

01.20.17: The Weapon

Yesterday, the Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones [National Telecommunications Commission] (CONATEL) opened an investigation into the Globovision network after the station aired an interview Continue reading →