01.03.17: Bearer Bonds

Yesterday, news broke via National Assembly deputy Jose Guerra that the Maduro regime had obtained a $5 billion loan illegally on Continue reading →

01.02.17: Redefinition

Following a year of questionable effectiveness, the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD) appears poised to restructure itself in its quest to Continue reading →

01.01.17: A Rough Start

Reaction to the release of former presidential candidate Manuel Rosales and five other political prisoners yesterday continued to make headlines Continue reading →

2016: Final Thoughts

I have been running this website alone for nearly three years. Every day, I spend anywhere between one and three Continue reading →

12.31.16: Dictatorship or Democracy

Maduro published his end-of-the-year message yesterday, admitting that 2016 was “difficult” but hopeful that 2017 would be better. Maduro published Continue reading →

12.30.16: Man of the Year

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a press consortium that investigates, tracks and reports on corruption and organized crime Continue reading →

12.29.16: Trappist Coffee

The Trappist monastery in Caraguatay, Merida state was the scene of a mass robbery yesterday, as at least nine subjects Continue reading →

12.28.16: Christmas Week

El Nacional published an article today in which it provides a summary of unrest in Venezuela during Christmas week. The Continue reading →