01.09.17: Abandonment

In an unprecedented move, the National Assembly declared the office of President of the Republic to have been abandoned today and Continue reading →

01.02.17: Redefinition

Following a year of questionable effectiveness, the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD) appears poised to restructure itself in its quest to Continue reading →

12.30.16: Man of the Year

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a press consortium that investigates, tracks and reports on corruption and organized crime Continue reading →

07.13.16: Humble People

The Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) provided an update today on the progress of the recall referendum against Maduro. The CNE is currently Continue reading →

04.27.16: Good Lines

Venezuelans turned out by the tens of thousands today to take part in the country-wide signature drive as part of Continue reading →

02.18.16: The Anti-Miracle

Maduro made a number of economic announcements from the Miraflores palace last night in a speech that lasted nearly five Continue reading →

02.17.16: Gas Prices Go Up

Maduro gave a much-anticipated speech today, in which he had promised to deliver a “really pedagogical explanation” of the economic crisis Continue reading →

01.24.16: Aristobulo Isturiz

Vice-President Aristobulo Isturiz made a number of surprisingly candid comments in an interview that aired on Jose Vicente Rangel’s Televen show earlier Continue reading →