02.16.16: Amnesty Law Proposal Approved

The National Assembly began to debate today a proposed amnesty law that would see political prisoners in the country released, Continue reading →

08.07.15: A Clean Campaign

Maduro made a number of comments last night regarding the situation in Venezuela and the electoral campaign leading up to 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 →

01.19.15: The Empty Pots March

The Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD), the country’s largest political opposition bloc, announced today that it was calling for massive demonstrations throughout Continue reading →

December 16: Extraordinary Measures

Minister of Foreign Affairs Rafael Ramirez reiterated today comments made by Maduro yesterday that “extraordinary economic measures” were on the Continue reading →

December 15: Delegation

Maduro made some interesting remarks today by announcing that he would begin to delegate a large quantity of his work to other government Continue reading →

November 18: Resurgence

Leopoldo Lopez was able to see his wife, Lilian Tintori, for the first time in 40 days today. The couple 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 →