04.11.15: International Cacerolazo

Due to a lighting strike taking out our Internet service, today’s update could not be completed. Developments at the Summit Continue reading →

04.10.15: CENCOEX Reductions

The government announced today that it was drastically reducing the amount of foreign currency Venezuelans can apply for and receive Continue reading →

04.09.15: Speak Up

Exactly one month ago, U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order calling Venezuela a national security threat, and placing sanctions Continue reading →

04.08.15: Passing the Buck

Miranda state governor Henrique Capriles criticized the government’s continued preoccupation with the U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan officials, calling it a Continue reading →

04.07.15: Shrinking

Thomas Shannon, counsellor for the United States Department of State, is currently in Caracas and is expected to meet with Continue reading →

04.06.15: “Armed Civilian Groups”

The price of pasta and cooking oil increased today as per orders from the Superintendencia de Precios Justos (SUNDDE) [Superintendence of Fair Prices], Continue reading →

04.05.15: Pseudo-Leaders

El Nacional reports today that since coming to power in April 2013, Maduro has gone on cadena 236 times for a Continue reading →

04.04.15: The Guessing Game

Jose Guerra, a former high-level official with the Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) and current professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, has calculated Continue reading →