What to Do About the May 25 Elections?
The vote-or-boycott dilemma is only part of a deeper issue. Strengthening society as a whole, rather than blindly voting or supporting leaders, should be the path forward in combating the regime
What If It’s Venezuelan Society That Collapses—Not the Regime?
Machado’s suffocation thesis may be based on false premises. For Venezuelan society, caught between repression and political “firmas,” the way forward must be organization beyond parties
Selling the Underground Chest
María Corina and Edmundo’s pitch to Trump—ousting the regime in exchange for opening Venezuela’s oil industry—involves an outdated project that Maduro himself could still hijack
Surviving in the Venezuelan Archipelago
George Harris at Viña del Mar and María Corina Machado after January 9 represent two faces of failure in dealing with the reality of a scattered transnational society, which must recycle its ideas and political practices in order to live
What if the Dictatorship is Just Starting?
Venezuelans will only survive this ordeal by nurturing the diaspora and figuring out how to organize without mainstream politicians. These are our options before a resilient regime and a hostile international environment
Schrödinger's Tyranny
In theory, the dictatorship is both alive and dead. To deal with this uncertainty, the democratic leadership must stop depending on a single person and face the regime with much more than faith
Re-Democratizing Venezuela Will Require Reinventing Our Political Culture
In times of global democratic backsliding, the democratization of Venezuela is an extremely complex issue. Is it even possible?
Swarm, Baby, Swarm: Maria Corina’s Recipe to Sting the Regime
The achievement of July 28th makes it possible to think that the new form of organization that she proposes can work in Venezuela
Hasta el final: How María Corina’s Mutation Overturned Venezuelan Politics
María Corina Machado's ability to adapt has turned opposition politics on its head and has subverted the meaning of elections in Venezuela: Can she turn that movement into something more after July 28th?
Martial Arts for An Elastic Opposition
To have a fighting chance, the Venezuelan opposition has to learn to adapt and overcome - even beyond the electoral route.
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