In response to online trading of Venezuelan currency at unofficial exchange rates, representatives of the country’s ruling United Socialist Party have proposed that all residents be made to use Internet passing through a single government server. National Assembly Member Juan Carlos Aleman said May 22 that the Ministry of Science,…
After the passage of recent legislation, ties between the United States and Latin America have become strained, at best. The U.S. Senate recently passed the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act. Though it’s written in the difficult rhetoric of legal English — the style of language legal…
The TNT series Legends has barely made a blip in the extensive TV lineup released this year by United States television networks, where the satellite telecommunications industry which controls TV broadcasting brings about $6 billion in revenue every year. But the show has plenty of critics in Venezuela. Venezuelan officials…
With so much political turmoil and violence taking over the country recently, Venezuelans have undergone more tension and stress than most people can even imagine. As details about the Venezuelan army — and the perks that soldiers receive — start seeping into mainstream news stations, it’s clear that the disaster…
Every 14.4 seconds, criminals burglarize a home in the United States. This means that during the average TV commercial break, eight homes are burglarized. In an hour, there are 250 burglaries. In a year, there are more than 2,222,000 burglaries. As scary as that is, U.S. residents have a lot…