March 9: The Eyes of Chavez

More of the same today. Protests, demonstrations, tear gas, and barricades. Here’s a shot from a demonstration in Valencia. Their Continue reading →

Opinion: The Violent Elephant in the Room

Ever since Hugo Chavez came to power and transformed Venezuelan politics forever in 1997, views on the country have been Continue reading →

March 7: Aftermath

The disturbance in Los Ruices yesterday resulted in the arrest of three local residents. This same article confirms the casualties Continue reading →

March 6: The Descent

The situation in Los Ruices earlier in the day did turn out to be a big mess. A National guard Continue reading →

March 2: Carnaval? What Carnaval?

The student protests organized for today appear to have rallied a huge turnout. Considering that today is a 1) a Continue reading →

February 27: “There is nothing to celebrate here”

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the start of El Caracazo, a week of extremely violent protests and general unrest Continue reading →

February 25: Confusion

Today ended up being a relatively quieter day, specially considering how crazy yesterday was, although protests were still reported in Continue reading →