08.02.15: Fat Cows

El Universal reported today that while non-oil exports made up 29% of the country’s foreign currency income in 1998, that Continue reading →

07.31.15: Looting in San Felix

One person was killed and 30 others were arrested this morning in San Felix, Bolivar state, after a large crowd Continue reading →

07.30.15: Expropriation

At around 5:00 PM last night, a judge escorted by National Guard soldiers informed PepsiCo (and its owner in Venezuela, Polar) workers in Continue reading →

07.29.15: Nuevo Circo

Operacion Liberacion del Pueblo [Operation Liberation of the People] (OLP) continued today as officers from the National Guard and the National Continue reading →

07.26.15: Enchufados

The Colombian government has asked Venezuela for help investigate claims of an armed incursion into the country, after reports that National Continue reading →

07.25.15: Like Dogs

Maduro said today that a police operation that took place along a stretch of the Panamericana highway near Caracas dismantled “a Continue reading →

07.22.15: Faith in the Homeland

Maduro oversaw an event today at the Poliedro de Caracas to inaugurate the Presidential Education Council. The Council is made Continue reading →

07.21.15: Savage Capitalism

Tareck William Saab, the People’s Defender, spoke on the ongoing controversy surrounding last week’s raid on the Cota 905 area Continue reading →