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1. BOLIVAR'S BROKEN DREAM: A refugee crisis at the border of Colombia and Venezuela

Author

De Loera-Brust, Antonio

Subjects
Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Colombia -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Border security, Colombian foreign relations, Venezuelan foreign relations, Refugees -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Banks (Finance), Rivers, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

The city of Cucuta, Colombia, lies on the western bank of the Tachira River, the present-clay border between Colombia and Venezuela. It was here, in 1813, that Simon Bolivar won [...]

Published
2019

2. Venezuelans, Desperate For Food, Medicine And Aid, Are Crossing Into Colombia

Subjects
Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Food shortages -- Colombia -- Venezuela, Humanitarian aid, Border security, Opposition (Political science), Venezuelan foreign relations, Foreign intervention, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=702735141 BYLINE: JOHN OTIS HOST: MARY LOUISE KELLY MARY LOUISE KELLY: It has gotten harder recently for Venezuelans to flee to neighboring Colombia. [...]

Published
2019

3. The Toll Of Political Chaos On Daily Life In Venezuela

Subjects
Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Government resistance, Food shortages -- Venezuela, Energy shortages, Power failures, Diplomats, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=702735059 HOST: MARY LOUISE KELLY MARY LOUISE KELLY: The last of the U.S. diplomats in Venezuela are packing up and leaving this week. [...]

Published
2019

4. Socialism destroyed my home, Venezuela

Author

Di Martino, Daniel

Subjects
Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Socialism -- Personal narratives, Economic conditions -- Personal narratives, Supermarkets, Grocery stores, Rationing, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Daniel Di Martino The first time I couldn't buy food at the grocery store, I was 15 years old. It was 2014 in Caracas, Venezuela, and I had spent [...]

Published
2019

5. Venezuela has its electricity back, for now, but it's still on the verge of collapse

Author

Sheridan, Mary Beth and Zuniga, Mariana

Subjects
Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Economic conditions -- Forecasts and trends -- Political aspects -- Social aspects, Quality of life -- Political aspects -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Humanitarian aid -- Political aspects -- Social aspects, Presidents (Government) -- Powers and duties, Agricultural industry, Farmers, Vegetables, Financial analysts, Agricultural chemicals, Immunoglobulin A, Seeds, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Mary Beth Sheridan;Mariana Zuñiga CARACAS, Venezuela -- The lights are back on at Quinta Crespo, a bustling public food market in central Caracas. But after Venezuela's worst blackout in [...]

Published
2019

6. From delivering babies to waiting tables: A Venezuelan doctor leaves his home and tries to rebuild his life from the bottom rung

Author

Faiola, Anthony and Krygier, Rachelle

Subjects
Peru -- Economic aspects -- Demographic aspects -- Social policy, Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Venezuelans -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects, Migrant labor -- Demographic aspects -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Anthony Faiola'Waiter!' called a Peruvian businessman, fidgeting in his seat. This was Lima's VIPs-only Jockey Club restaurant, and the staff snapped to it. But Dr. Jose Perdomo just kept [...]

Published
2018

7. Venezuela Is In Crisis. Its Economy Is In A Tailspin

Subjects
Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Economic conditions -- Forecasts and trends, Shortages -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Product shortage, Market trend/market analysis, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=484756549 For years, the face of Venezuela was its socialist president Hugo Chavez, a dramatic presence prone to poking the capitalist world. Three [...]

Published
2016

8. Letter from a Venezuelan jail

Author

Goicoechea, Yon

Subjects
Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Political prisoners -- Personal narratives -- Civil rights, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

CARACAS, Venezuela -- I write this from my cell in the dungeons of the Venezuelan secret police. I'm 32 and I've been a democratic activist for 12 years. I have [...]

Published
2017

9. The rise of the 'Boligarchs'; Venezuela

Subjects
Economic development -- Venezuela -- Evaluation -- Demographic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects -- Economic aspects, Presidents -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Evaluation -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects -- Political aspects, Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects
Abstract

Under Hugo Chavez, the right political connections are a passport to wealth, whisky and a Hummer 'PETROLEUM socialism' is how Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president, recently dubbed the blend of military […]

Published
2007

10. Pulling Venezuela back from the brink

Subjects
Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, United States foreign relations, Venezuelan foreign relations, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board In just the past few weeks, President Obama has opened official ties with Cuba and clinched a nuclear deal with Iran. Now Venezuela, another longtime [...]

Published
2015

11. To Venezuelans, Heir of Chavez Is a Poor Copy

Author

Neuman, William

Subjects
Venezuela -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

CARACAS, Venezuela -- The start of the season for two premier teams in this baseball-loving nation was thrown into doubt after thieves stripped vast amounts of copper wire from the [...]

Published
2013

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