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More from Presidential crisis in Venezuela

Defense & Security
The US may name Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism. Here’s why that could backfire.The US may name Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism. Here’s why that could backfire.
Defense & Security

“A state-sponsorship designation is a sledgehammer, not a scalpel,” said an expert.

By Alex Ward
World Politics
John Bolton just gave an “Axis of Evil” speech about Latin AmericaJohn Bolton just gave an “Axis of Evil” speech about Latin America
World Politics

The US will now go after a so-called “Troika of Tyranny”: Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

By Alex Ward
World Politics
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro survives alleged drone attack in CaracasVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro survives alleged drone attack in Caracas
World Politics

Maduro is making unsupported claims that it was “far right” forces and Colombia.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
We need to talk about the fact that Trump seriously considered invading VenezuelaWe need to talk about the fact that Trump seriously considered invading Venezuela
Politics

It’s a disastrous idea.

By Alex Ward
World Politics
Venezuela just had a rigged election. It’s one step closer to becoming a failed state.Venezuela just had a rigged election. It’s one step closer to becoming a failed state.
World Politics

Maduro’s reelection will likely worsen the country’s economic crisis.

By Zeeshan Aleem
Mischiefs of Faction
Signs of democratic demise in Latin AmericaSigns of democratic demise in Latin America
Mischiefs of Faction

Democracy is receding in Latin America, and authoritarianism is growing.

By Amy Erica Smith
World Politics
Venezuela is collapsing. Why is its president messing with the one thing that works?Venezuela is collapsing. Why is its president messing with the one thing that works?
World Politics

Venezuela’s president has fired or arrested nearly all the people running the oil industry. Here’s why.

By Zeeshan Aleem
World Politics
How Venezuela went from a rich democracy to a dictatorship on the brink of collapseHow Venezuela went from a rich democracy to a dictatorship on the brink of collapse
World Politics

The government’s response to economic crisis is reshaping the nation.

By Zeeshan Aleem
Video
The collapse of Venezuela, explainedThe collapse of Venezuela, explained
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Video

The country is in chaos, but its leaders aren’t going anywhere.

By Sam Ellis
World Politics
Venezuela just moved one step closer to authoritarianismVenezuela just moved one step closer to authoritarianism
World Politics

The president’s party swept a historic election after an opposition boycott.

By Zeeshan Aleem
World Politics
Why democracy itself is on the ballot in VenezuelaWhy democracy itself is on the ballot in Venezuela
World Politics

The country is gearing up for an election unlike any it’s faced before.

By Zeeshan Aleem
World Politics
How Venezuela’s supreme court triggered one of the biggest political crises in the country’s historyHow Venezuela’s supreme court triggered one of the biggest political crises in the country’s history
World Politics

The judges have eviscerated parliament and moved the country closer to one-man rule.

By Pedro Rosas
World Politics
Venezuela’s 5th minimum wage hike in a year shows its economy is collapsingVenezuela’s 5th minimum wage hike in a year shows its economy is collapsing
World Politics

The country is in a tailspin of epic proportions.

By Zeeshan Aleem
Criminal Justice
How Venezuela’s socialist dream collapsed into a nightmareHow Venezuela’s socialist dream collapsed into a nightmare
Criminal Justice

It wasn’t supposed to go like this.

By Francisco Toro
Climate
Venezuela’s energy crisis is so bad that 2 million public employees now get 5-day weekendsVenezuela’s energy crisis is so bad that 2 million public employees now get 5-day weekends
Climate

Two million public sector employees in Venezuela will only have to work two days a week, getting mandatory five-day weekends as part of the Venezuelan government’s latest last-gasp attempt to save power.

By Tara Golshan
Climate
An epic electricity crisis has forced Venezuela to declare every Friday a national holidayAn epic electricity crisis has forced Venezuela to declare every Friday a national holiday
Climate

The country has bigger oil reserves than Saudi Arabia, yet still can’t keep the lights on.

By Brad Plumer
World Politics
The end of the Chavez era? Venezuela’s ruling party is losing its grip on power.The end of the Chavez era? Venezuela’s ruling party is losing its grip on power.
World Politics

The election “has upended everything everyone thought they knew about Venezuelan politics.”

By Zack Beauchamp
Criminal Justice
Venezuela has bigger oil reserves than Saudi Arabia — yet there’s no toilet paper in storeVenezuela has bigger oil reserves than Saudi Arabia — yet there’s no toilet paper in store
Criminal Justice

“The shit is hitting the fan, and there’s no toilet paper.”

By Zack Beauchamp
Criminal Justice
11 stunning photos of the protest movement sweeping Venezuela11 stunning photos of the protest movement sweeping Venezuela
Criminal Justice

Venezuela’s crisis deepens

By Amanda Taub