Moto-Taxis and their Discontents
Road rage between motorcycles, pedestrians, and vehicles is an everyday sight in Caracas. The asphalt is a hard-fought battle ground. In recent times, radicalism and mediocre policy-making have...
View ArticleMom, can we go back to Caracas?
“You know, I want to go back to Caracas now.” It caught me off guard to hear my five year old daughter say this. It’s been almost a year since we came out to live in self-imposed economic exile. But...
View ArticleAbortion in Venezuela: two opinions
(This is a rare double post on the blog. A few weeks ago, Audrey brought up the idea that we should write about abortion. After much prodding, I reluctantly agreed. Initially, I thought the topic was...
View ArticleLa Restinga and the Ecosocialism of the 21st Century
When bulldozers started turning up at La Restinga National Park, the first to jump into action were students from ECAM, the Applied Marine Sciences Department (ECAM) of the Universidad de Oriente. That...
View ArticleThe exile of the Infanta
I could begin this post by saying how insulting the appointment of María Gabriela Chávez as the Alternate Ambassador to the U.N is. I could say this is a slap in the face to all the International...
View ArticleMy kingdom for a passport
“You have to wait,” said the lady at the Embassy. “But I have been waiting, it’s been almost a month and my daughter’s passport expires in just a few weeks,” I protested. The lady pursed her lips. She...
View ArticleQuick reminder to all non-revolutionary women
Esteemed Capitalist Pig, A socialist greeting to you! The following is to notify you that, even though the Central Government is now working on a new political framework to cope with violence against...
View ArticleScience under fire
I have fond memories of the IVIC, the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research. I only got to spend a few months there, specifically in the Cellular Neuropharmacology Lab as part of a short...
View ArticleDeconstructing Capriles
(Apologies for the source of the above video, it was the only version available on YouTube) The bloggers of Caracas Chronicles held a cyber-conversation on today’s announcement by Henrique Capriles,...
View ArticleCarlota
6:30 p.m. “I’m sorry, we can’t treat her here, we have no beds available” says the medical employee. Martha, María, José and Sula share nervous glances. They’re at the front door of Centro Medico...
View Article#FuckingFracking (but only if the U.S. does it)
First, I want to apologize, but this post is going to sound like a dialogue from The Departed. As we all know, no other country in the world cares so much about the environment as Venezuela. We care...
View ArticleStay In The Closet
The statements by Freddy Bernal, saying that gay people can be cops as long as they don’t say so, are apalling, infuriating and shameful. Furthermore, to see a news anchor sit quitely while such...
View ArticleWelcome Back
So, this flew under my radar, but apparently Maduro backtracked on the the decision to fuse the Environmental Ministry and the Habitat Ministry, and now, we will once again have and environmental...
View ArticleKanaimö
For three days, the indigenous community of Kanaimö closed the airport (landing strip) in Canaima National Park, protesting the destruction and havoc that illegal mining is causing at the riverbend of...
View ArticleA Bloody Mess
On May 28th Venezuela celebrated the International Menstrual Hygiene Day. On that day, we embraced: …the opportunity to create awareness of the right of women and girls to hygienically manage their...
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