11.22.16: Ruffles

Yesterday, Reuters reported that PDVSA had missed making a full bond payment worth $539 million to investors, triggering fears that that state-owned oil Continue reading →

10.10.16: Citation

Speaking from Istanbul, Turkey, Maduro said today that he will push for an agreement to stabilize oil prices for the Continue reading →

09.08.16: Drones

After being confronted by a large crowd of hostile protesters, Miranda state governor Henrique Capriles finally managed to leave the Continue reading →

09.05.16: Yo, my people!

The Mesa de la Unidad Democratica intensified its call for a national protest on Wednesday, calling on all Venezuelans to stop Continue reading →

05.21.16: Raised Fist

The Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ), the country’s supreme court, issued a ruling today banning protests in the vicinity of the headquarters of the Consejo Continue reading →

04.15.16: Brutal Harassment

  Maduro spoke at a youth event earlier today, and urged the crowd of listeners to use social media to tell 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 →

12.18.15: The Slide

In a radio interview with RCR, Jesus Torrealba – the head of the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD) – spoke on the Continue reading →