05.09.16: The Count

The Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), the country’s electoral body, has finished its role in the first step of the recall referendum against Continue reading →

10.29.15: Stupidness

  At an OPEC meeting last week, the organization rejected calls for from the Venezuelan delegation to cut oil production Continue reading →

06.27.15: Line of Credit

Maduro announced last night that Iran had agreed to grant Venezuela a $500 million line of credit,  calling it a sign Continue reading →

04.20.15: Gerrymandering

The Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), the country’s electoral body, appears to have been caught attempting to gerrymander districts ahead of the fall Continue reading →

01.10.15: Birth Certificates

Maduro arrived in Iran last night, the latest stop in his international tour. He was welcomed to Tehran by Iranian Continue reading →

September 16: Downgrade

The rating agency Standard & Poor’s lowered Venezuela’s credit rating to CCC+ today over fears that the country might default Continue reading →

August 2: Broken Dishes

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elias Jaua, is heading to Egypt and Iran on a mission to check up on Continue reading →