05.21.15: Bs. 402.00

The black market exchange rate jumped over Bs. 50 today from Bs. 350 per U.S. dollar yesterday, jumping to at Bs. 402.00 by Continue reading →

05.20.15: Absolute Loyalty

Yesterday, Minister of Justice Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez announced through Twitter that seven Venezuelan officials had begun legal actions against Miranda Continue reading →

05.19.15: The Hero

El Nacional published an article today in which it claims that the cost of food has risen ten nearly times Continue reading →

05.18.15: “Perverse Incentives”

The Wall Street Journal has published an article in which it claims that U.S. prosecutors are investigating a number of Venezuelan Continue reading →

05.17.15: Primaries

The Mesa de la Unidad Democratica, Venezuela’s largest opposition bloc, held primaries today ahead of the anticipated fall parliamentary election. The Continue reading →

05.16.15: Quintana and Vasquez

Conan Quintana, a 28 year-old student leader from the Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador [UPEL] was murdered on Thursday night at approximately 8:30 PM in Continue reading →

05.15.15: The Emir of Qatar

Shortly after meeting with the Tamin bin Hamar al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, in the Palacio de Miraflores in Caracas, Maduro spoke Continue reading →

05.14.15: Strike

Teacher unions across the country mobilized today in a general strike to demand better pay. In total, eight unions participated Continue reading →