Grounded perspectives on Venezuela’s politics, economy, and diaspora — beyond the headlines.
politics-markets
3 Key Takeaways * U.S. warships off Venezuela target cartels, not Caracas—yet regional alliances amplify pressure. * In Mexico, cartel wars have turned into open political conflict in the Senate. * Global rivals frame U.S. deployments as imperial overstretch, but allies quietly back them. Intro The United States is not
politics-markets
3 Key Takeaways * Powell’s Jackson Hole speech showed markets price politics, not policy. * U.S. warships off Venezuela prove power moves oil, not earnings. * Numbers look neutral, but they mask struggles over leverage. Numbers Are Never Neutral Markets appear mathematical: indexes, charts, percentages. But behind the digits are choices