Musicians who learned how to play through a state-funded program called El Sistema are taking their instruments to the streets to protest the government.
If Maduro is to stay in power, he needs to keep these guys on his side.
Reuters
When leaders of weak democracies use social media to connect with their constituents, people feel heard. But Twitter responses won’t give citizens what they need.
The wife of a jailed opposition leader, during a rally to mark the third anniversary of his arrest in Caracas, Venezuela.
Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
Venezuelans, fleeing hunger and repression at home, have surpassed Central Americans as the top US asylum-seekers.
Nicolás Maduro was elected President in 2013 after the death of Hugo Chavez.
Nicolás Maduro was elected President in 2013 after the death of Hugo Chavez
Venezuela’s major crises will continue in 2017. These include ongoing economic instability, over-reliance on the price of oil, shortages of food and electricity and increasing inequality. At the core is…
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How does an oil-rich country end up with a food shortage? A GSU international development expert explains how the legacy of one man’s rise to power continues to cripple the nation.
Venezuela sits at the edge of a humanitarian calamity. A GSU international mediation expert explains how outsiders can play a critical role in resolving the cause – a deeply rooted political battle.
Venezuela is not a progressive paradise.
EPA/Miguel Gutierrez
Latin America’s biggest heavyweight and its worst basket case are tied together by politics and trade. But as life gets harder for both, their bonds are starting to fray.