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The Chavez Imitator
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently announced that his government and the state-run oil company PDVSA will need to “restructure...
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Dec 27, 20177 min read


Music in Times of Dictatorship: Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Crisis in Venezuela
Amongst Venezuela’s internationally recognized figures, 35-year-old Gustavo Dudamel is especially unique: he is a global celebrity in the...
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Oct 10, 20165 min read
Bordering on Distraction: Inside Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to conceal domestic crisis in Venezu
As far as neighbors go, Venezuela and Colombia are less the type to borrow eggs than to egg each other. While relations have been shaky...
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Nov 6, 20156 min read


The Right Wing Revolution
Last Wednesday February 12, Venezuela celebrated the National Youth Day. For the whole day, official radio and TV channels transmitted...
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Feb 18, 20144 min read


(Only) the Revolution Will be Televised: Maduro’s Autocracy in Venezuela
Latin America has a tendency of looking back in history for political inspiration. Perhaps the most obvious current manifestation of this...
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Oct 14, 20133 min read
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