01.07.17: Nothing to Defend

Following a fiery speech by National Assembly president Julio Borges on Thursday in which he called for the National Bolivarian Continue reading →

10.25.16: The Political Trial

The National Assembly approved a motion today to put Maduro on a “political responsibility trial” at the legislature, in essence Continue reading →

09.18.16: CLAP Woes

Municipal market workers in Caracas are blaming the Comites Locales de Abastecimiento y Produccion [Local Supply and Production Committees] (CLAP) for damaging Continue reading →

07.21.16: Acts and Thoughts

Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez – the man in charge of food distribution and production logistics in the country Continue reading →

07.12.16: The Great Mission

In a televised speech last night, Maduro gave Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez unprecedented power by naming him the Continue reading →

04.24.16: Ad Infinitum

Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez said during a televised interview today on the Televen network that there was a coup d’etat Continue reading →

03.25.16: Pran

Criminologist Fermin Marmol Garcia told El Tiempo that according to statistics that he has compiled, 26 out of the country’s 38 Continue reading →

02.27.16: El Caracazo

Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez released a statement today to mark the 27th anniversary of El Caracazo, wave of civil Continue reading →