William Neuman

William Neuman is the author of Things Are Never So Bad That They Can’t Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela, which received the 2022 Cornelius Ryan Award of the Overseas Press Club of America for the best nonfiction book on international affairs. (September 2024)

Machado Agonistes

The Venezuelan opposition leader courted US military intervention—but she did not get what she bargained for.

January 15, 2026

One Door at a Time

Canvassing for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, I came to feel that face-to-face contact was no match for social media, online influencers, and Fox News.

November 12, 2024

Chavismo’s Chokehold

The party of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro maintains a strong hold on state institutions, but it has lost the people’s mandate. Will there be a transfer of power to the opposition candidate, Edmundo González—the true victor of this summer’s election?

September 19, 2024 issue

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