November 11: El Colombia

After announcing yesterday that three police organizations would be taken over by the Ministry of the Interior, National Assembly Deputy Continue reading →

November 10: Bolipuertos

Following the occupation of FLB shoe stores across the country, the government today took over a Toyota dealership in Maracaibo, Zulia state. Continue reading →

November 9: Colectivo-Government Rift Grows

The rift between the national government and the colectivos – their most loyal followers – appears to be widening. Tensions have been Continue reading →

November 8: Shoe Sale

During a televised speech last night, Maduro said that 2015 will see the defeat of the so-called “economic war” his Continue reading →

November 7: Shock Waves

A Venezuelan delegation was given the opportunity to address concerns raised by the United Nations Committee Against Torture yesterday in Geneva. Continue reading →

November 6: Palestinian Students

Venezuela welcomed 119 Palestinian students who arrived today as part of a program that will see them study “Integral Community Continue reading →

November 5: Guns

Some of Venezuela’s colectivos – an association of pro-government militias – has loudly rejected a government plan to disarm the citizenry Continue reading →

November 4: Stagnation

The Legatum Institute, a charitable public policy think-tank, published its 2014 Prosperity Index today. The index ranks countries based on Continue reading →