01.01.17: A Rough Start

Reaction to the release of former presidential candidate Manuel Rosales and five other political prisoners yesterday continued to make headlines Continue reading →

11.04.16: Serious People

Miranda state governor Henrique Capriles stressed today that the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD) would walk away from talks with the Continue reading →

06.13.16: Soy and Yellow Corn

The mayor of the Libertador municipality, Jorge Rodriguez, filed a lawsuit before the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) in Caracas today calling Continue reading →

06.02.16: Urdaneta Ave.

A spontaneous disturbance over lack of food broke out in western Caracas today, with protesters blocking the Urdaneta avenue and 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 →

06.05.15: Total Solidarity

Yesterday, the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica organized marches throughout the country to regional offices of the Consejo Nacional Electoral. The demonstrators demanded Continue reading →

03.08.15: Contamination

Omar Estacio, Antonio Ledezma’s lawyer, gave an interview to Televen today in which he said that the government is using “contaminated Continue reading →

01.13.15: Economic Coup

During a speech on the Telesur television network, Maduro assured listeners that there was an “economic coup” underway in Venezuela perpetrated Continue reading →