Another inorganic social media campaign promotes Alejandro Betancourt (and Delcy) while attacking his critics, including María Corina Machado

For the Rodríguez regime, the tragedy became a tool to deflect criticism and slow down the transition

Assessing its economic impact means looking beyond destroyed assets. The true cost lies in lost output and the time it takes an economy to get back on its feet

She seeks to preserve authoritarian rule at home by engaging with former enemies and cultivating international goodwill

The White House negotiates without Machado. Congress shields her legitimacy. What’s the strategy?

Much-anticipated talks kicked off with an alleged phone call and matching statements, which the US welcomed

Both chavismo and the opposition must try to get the most from a process that looks predetermined by the US

US control over the tempo of reforms has discouraged democracy advocates. What to expect from the upcoming talks?

The Rodrigato reboots its PR by bringing back old propaganda tricks

Men in uniform oversaw the dismantling of Funvisis and fueled a critical brain drain

Around 3.9 million kids live in the areas affected by the earthquakes. Domestic protection agencies are barely able to help them

The UCV Fire Department does 24-hour shifts every six days. On the day of the earthquakes, it was my turn. This is what I experienced

A Norwegian crew recorded the moment a woman who lost her daughter and home unleashed her grief and fury on Nicolasito

One founding promise of the Bolivarian State failed for good when the critical hours after the earthquake put it to the test

Here's what is known about the mass graves dug by the regime absent capabilities to deal with the high number of deaths caused by the earthquakes

215 years ago, Venezuela declared independence from Spain, starting the most significant political transformation in its history in a Congress, not a battlefield

Venezuelan society responded with institutions it built to save lives. Chavismo responded with institutions it built to preserve power

Chaos, corruption and criminal negligence re-victimize the relatives of the thousands of victims

Here are the voices of some of the individuals who survived, those who search for their loved ones, and the civilians trying to help

Reconstruction will test the limits of State capacity. It will also demand democratic governance and unprecedented international cooperation

The legendary photographer and contracultural shaman, who died on August 20, invoked the grotesque to question our myths

Official numbers don’t match reality. But some of those released are among the most powerful examples of torture and Sippenhaft

Very likely, yes

The famous $240 billion figure demands a proper accounting of the numbers to determine what Venezuela actually owes and how it could ever repay it

Rodríguez tried to make it business-friendly, but the 2026 law preserves broad government discretion and leaves PDVSA unreformed

Damage around Morrocoy National Park stopped the tourism that feeds the communities

The USGS revised its assessment: the second quake’s epicenter was in Catia La Mar

Renovating the CNE and the TSJ should be first steps on a route where each player has its own motivations

A story about the whereabouts of $13bn in oil funds raises alarms. Opacity is a huge issue. Here’s what we know

A full assessment is only starting. Experts insist separating fact from rumor is essential if we hope to reduce the impact of a similar disaster

From 2002 to 2005, Japanese officials assessed Caracas and concluded that only buildings constructed after 2001 were seismic-resistant

After some struggles, the telecom sector has done a huge effort to restore communications in La Guaira

A video about a missing monitoring device has drawn attention to the Venezuelan authorities' failures in registering and reporting the quakes

Venezuela’s disaster also revealed the sociotechnical systems that quietly keep the country functioning, and the limits of these when solidarity cannot become coordination

Delcy is violating the Constitution. Trump controls the regime and the opposition. Are elections actually possible?

A group of young doctors was allowed by the police to use the store as a base. This is how the core of the disaster area looks like

This is how the disaster area in Vargas looks and smell while relatives struggle to recover the bodies of their dead

In 2010, Paula Vásquez-Lezama told in a book how Chávez appropriated the 1999 disaster, as if she would have describing the 2026 earthquakes

Before you send or deliver aid, understand the logistics required to ensure your donation reaches those in need

Supplies are being collected in the US and globally, but monetary transfers are the fastest way to deliver relief

The government failed to provide data needed to vaccinate children against preventable diseases. The country has suffered some of its lowest immunization rates in a decade

The earthquakes affected more than 30,000 pregnant women and led to documented cases of sexual violence. Addressing that is urgent

Caracas and Tel Aviv agreed to resume consular relations after weeks of collaboration on quake relief, retreating from seventeen years of hostility ignited by Chávez

The response was about objectifying citizens, extracting from the territory, and preserving power

Tensions arise as the interim government increases power rationing and US diplomat John Barrett checks out the Guri Dam

A US-brokered table opens two years after the 28J stolen vote. Here is who represents each side

The short answer is yes and no

Recent cases of hantavirus infection in Venezuela are not a cause for panic. They do, however, underscore the country's urgent need for transparent, timely, and readily accessible epidemiological data

Institutional silence and social media misinformation made it harder for child protection organizations and families to reunite with children who survived

While disaster caused extensive damage to residential buildings, attention has turned to how historical and cultural sites withstood

Dinorah Figuera and Jorge Rodríguez, with Marco Rubio echoing their message, announce that they will begin working together on August 1st

A sanctions-fueled bounce-back restored consumption in 2021, not resilience. The earthquakes exposed the difference

Field hospitals and relief for survivors are replacing search-and-rescue efforts

Kübler-Ross’s famous stages of loss must be adapted to what of Venezuelans need after a tragedy like this one

We spoke with freelancer British reporter Catherine Ellis to get a first-hand account on how the regime tries to control information on the field

After days and nights searching, they found my cousin’s body in the ruins of her building in Playa Grande. I can’t stop wondering how this story could have been different

The country lacks a national leadership coordinating civilian efforts. Her return wouldn’t come without risks and official animosity, however

In Los Palos Grandes, like in other parts of Caracas, foreign rescuers and inexperienced volunteers do what they can among the ruins

Civilian and military specialized squads from several countries arrived two days after the earthquakes to do what the chavista regime is unable or unwilling to do

The absence of a useful government in a country depleted of capabilities left the population to its own devices