Lunch Break: Indoctrination in Caracas, Vandalism at Bogota
Photo: Efecto Cocuyo, retrieved. Two subway stations were closed and the police and GNB officers were deployed on Thursday 21st, as an answer to the…
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Bolivia: Five Lessons for Mexico and Latin America
Evo Morales, former president of Bolivia (Photo: Flickr). Spanish – I will say at the outset that it is not the healthiest thing for democracy: to…
How Dollars Make It Into Venezuela | Caracas Chronicles
Photo: El Nacional, retrieved. Venezuelans have been openly transacting in cash dollars since 2015. In 2017, words like “Zelle,” “remittance,” and “BofA” (Bank of America)…
Leaving in Haste, Newest Venezuela Migrants in U.S. Face More Challenges Than Previous Generations Did – Latin America News Dispatch
Out of the 4 million Venezuelans who left the country, 1.4 million are in Colombia and 421,000 in the United States. (Photo by alexandersr via…
Mexico, the Tailor-Made Border | Caracas Chronicles
Photo: Sofía Jaimes Barreto. “Mexico is doing a great job,” says the big guy in the north and the neighbors applaud him. The great undesirable…
Lunch Break: Over Three Million A Passport!
Photo: Crónica Uno, retrieved. The General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Dgcim) detained six press workers who were covering the raid on Entorno Inteligente’s headquarters. Hernán…
Yellow Fever is Back | Caracas Chronicles
Photo: Crónica Uno, retrieved. That was said by Jorge Rodríguez, more of a confession than an accusation. Last night, after all the pictures of Nicolás…
Are Venezuelans Leaning Right? | Caracas Chronicles
Photo: El País, retrieved. The answer is “no” and you may wonder why. Why, after 20 years of populist authoritarianism turned into criminal tyranny, we…
Why Spain Is Maduro’s Second-Best Ally
It seems that Pedro Sanchez’s support for Maduro is out of conviction, not convenience (photo montage). Spanish – After Russia, the Spanish government has become one of…
Ecuador’s Poisoned Legacy
Protests in Ecuador. (Photo: Flickr) Independent Institute An indispensable measure—elimination of fuel subsidies that benefited the rich at the expense of the poor—has served as…
