05.05.15: Cinco Heroes

Today, Maduro admitted for the first time since oil prices began their precipitous fall in the summer of 2014 that Continue reading →

05.04.15: World Record

Professors at the Universidad Central de Venezuela en Caracas staged a one day protest today and agreed to hold a march Continue reading →

05.03.15: “Salt and Water”

Criticism of the minimum wage increase announced on Friday has continued to come in through the weekend. Miranda state governor Henrique Capriles Continue reading →

05.02.15: “Pyrrhic Increase”

Despite teasing announcements that would finally “win the economic war through socialism”, Maduro’s speech yesterday at the International Worker’s Day Continue reading →

05.01.15: “A Shameful Spectacle”

The parade in Caracas to commemorate International Worker’s Day got underway today at around 12:30 PM. At the end of the Continue reading →

04.30.15: Lorenzo Mendoza

The president of Polar Enterprises, Lorenzo Mendoza, published an open letter to Maduro today, and argued that despite Maduro’s repeated assertions, Continue reading →

04.29.15: Maduro’s Mangoes

Sections of Aragua, Zulia, Miranda, Merida, Bolivar, Tachira and Lara states have apparently been experiencing sporadic blackouts throughout the day. Continue reading →

04.28.15: Lion Tamers

The national government announced today a series of electrical rationing measures to come into effect tomorrow in an attempt to curb Continue reading →