https://themasterblog.wordpress.com The MasterBlog's News, Research and Opinion articles on Global Affairs, Money & Finance, Natural Resources, Latin America, the Middle East, and other Miscellanea from the web, on WordPress.com Wed, 13 May 2015 21:45:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 5203186 https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/d81219dc8315710c065c07cec586c9dec4f0905dddec602a1c70796446000ffb?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png https://themasterblog.wordpress.com https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/why-i-will-not-demonstrate-and-potentially-die-for-my-country/ https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/why-i-will-not-demonstrate-and-potentially-die-for-my-country/#respond Wed, 13 May 2015 21:45:54 +0000 http://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/why-i-will-not-demonstrate-and-potentially-die-for-my-country/ https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/why-i-will-not-demonstrate-and-potentially-die-for-my-country/feed/ 0 3646 masterfeeds https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/we-dont-trust-voting-machines/ https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/we-dont-trust-voting-machines/#respond Wed, 13 May 2015 20:41:06 +0000 http://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/we-dont-trust-voting-machines/ Caracas Chronicles:
(Now, to keep the conversation on our electoral system going, a guest post from friend-of-the-blog Sasha Ojeda and IT Specialist Sander Plas. Both of them are based in Amsterdam. Enjoy!) When we read Juan’s article about the (im)possibility of monitoring the voting process in real time and the many doubts…]]> https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/we-dont-trust-voting-machines/feed/ 0 3642 Featured Image -- 3642 masterfeeds https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/live-blogging-la-cola/ https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/live-blogging-la-cola/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:32:21 +0000 http://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/live-blogging-la-cola/ Caracas Chronicles:
It’s MY day. It’s not my birthday. And Saint Anne’s Feast Day is July 26th. It’s my day because, on Tuesdays, Venezuelans with ID numbers ending in 2 and 3 can buy price-controlled products in a supermarket that I’ll call the No-Kwik-E-Mart. Since this is Holy Week holiday, I decide to venture…]]> https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/live-blogging-la-cola/feed/ 0 3636 Featured Image -- 3636 masterfeeds https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/i-sanctioned-venezuela-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt/ https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/i-sanctioned-venezuela-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:43:57 +0000 http://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/i-sanctioned-venezuela-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt/ Caracas Chronicles:
Dear underpaid intern at the State Dept. stuck in the Venezuela desk having to file reports about the BRV’s response to the president’s Executive Order, I feel for you. I really do. In the scheme of things, with Putin issuing nuclear threats to Denmark, ISIS spreading terror like it’s ebola, and China’s looming financial domination…]]> https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/i-sanctioned-venezuela-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt/feed/ 0 3630 Featured Image -- 3630 masterfeeds https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/when-in-doubt-shoot-to-kill/ https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/when-in-doubt-shoot-to-kill/#respond Fri, 30 Jan 2015 18:05:09 +0000 http://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/when-in-doubt-shoot-to-kill/ Caracas Chronicles:
Charming fellow Making decisions can be tough, especially if you’re expected to solve the worst economic crisis in our petrostate’s memory on a 22% approval rating, and don’t have the first clue what you’re doing. Leave it to a psychopath like the Defense Minister to show you how it’s done. While Maduro…]]> https://themasterblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/when-in-doubt-shoot-to-kill/feed/ 0 3626 Featured Image -- 3626 masterfeeds