07.19.16: Serious Deficiencies

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani announced today that the Venezuelan 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 →

01.19.15: The Empty Pots March

The Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD), the country’s largest political opposition bloc, announced today that it was calling for massive demonstrations throughout Continue reading →

November 23: The Chiefs

Internal PSUV elections got underway today to elect the 3,988 chiefs of the Circulos de Lucha Populares y del Buen Vivir [Popular Continue reading →

November 9: Colectivo-Government Rift Grows

The rift between the national government and the colectivos – their most loyal followers – appears to be widening. Tensions have been Continue reading →

August 11: SIDOR

Today, Siderúrgica de Orinoco (SIDOR) workers, who have been on an “indefinite strike” since May of this year, blocked an avenue in Continue reading →

May 27: Socialism? Where?

A survey conducted by the polling form Venebarometro, 53.7% of respondents do not agree with socialism as a socio-political doctrine. Continue reading →