Hugo Chávez

How Long-Dead Hugo Chavez Got Blamed for Trump Election Loss

You probably guessed it from the headline: It’s truly nuts.

Will Sommer

Ed Asner: Trump’s Authoritarianism Has Echoes of Venezuela

The Emmy-winning acting legend and activist writes about why Trump’s tear-gassing of protesters has bone-chilling parallels to the chaos in Venezuela under Chavez and Maduro.

Edward Asner

CARTEL WATCH

This Guerrilla Army Has Been at War for Almost 60 Years

How does the oldest insurgency in the world keep going? And... why? Is it dogma? Drugs? And could it—or would it—correct the injustices it denounces?

Jeremy Kryt

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CHECKOUT TIME

Evo Morales Is Out. Is Maduro Next?

Venezuelan opponents of Maduro, and those in Washington who’ve tried to overthrow him, may be gleeful about the demise of his buddy Morales. But Maduro’s army is still with him.

Eduard Freisler

LOTS OF COCAINE

Former Venezuelan Spy Chief and Chavez Pal Arrested

Hugo Carvajal, one of the few who has rejected Nicolas Maduro's rule of Venezuela, was arrested on drug trafficking charges on Friday.

Julia Arciga

COLECTIVO JUDGMENT

Will Maduro’s Feared Paramilitaries Stay Loyal?

Many Venezuelans see the ‘colectivos’ as nothing more than regime thugs terrorizing the public. In an exclusive interview, one of their leaders presents a different picture.

Annika Hernroth