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Venezuela
May 21, 2018
Venezuela is on the brink, and the U.S. might push it over.
May 11, 2018
Why Do-Gooders Love Development Statistics
Sure: dictators do, too. But development stats, properly weighted, can be a tool for change.
April 26, 2018
Why Dictators Love Development Statistics
They're an easily faked way to score international points.
August 1, 2017
The Last Hope for Venezuela Is Also a Frightening One
As the country descends into dictatorship, who will stop Nicolás Maduro?
April 18, 2016
Is the Latin American Left Dead?
From Brazil to Argentina, the region is moving right. But one nation shows a path forward for the left.
February 20, 2015
Venezuela's Unpopular President Just Threw a Mayor in Jail
April 2, 2014
The Most Outrageous Lie in Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's New York Times Op-Ed
March 16, 2014
The Revolutions of 1989 Are Not Over
And neither is the resistance to them.
March 12, 2014
The End of the Latin-American Dictatorship is Nigh
Is the age of the Latin American dictator over?
March 10, 2014
The Venezuelan Protests Are Playing Right Into the Regime's Hands
March 4, 2014
How Venezuela Turns Butter Vendors Into Currency Manipulators
The reason for those epic supermarket lines
February 28, 2014
The U.S. Was Ready to Impose Sanctions on Ukraine. Why Not Venezuela, Too?
February 24, 2014
Venezuela's Bloody Crisis Was Years in the Making—and Could Have Been Avoided
February 24, 2014
The Venezuelan Government Uses This Trick to Control Media Coverage
February 21, 2014
The College-Town Sexual Assault That Sparked the Venezuelan Violence
April 15, 2013
Venezuela's Controversial Election Results Are Only the Start of Its Troubles
April 6, 2013
Chávez the Unfriendly Ghost
What will happen to Venezuela now that the caudillo is dead?
March 6, 2013
Hugo Chavez's Legacy
March 5, 2013
What Fidel Taught Hugo
Cuba defined Chávez's career as much as Venezuela did
December 12, 2012
Venezuela's Woes Will Outlive Chavez

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