Posts Tagged ‘Venezuela’

For years, American socialists pointed to Venezuela as an example of how well socialism could work. Celebrities flocked to the country for meetings and photo-ops with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. They commended his promises to end poverty and end the “injustice” of wealth and private property, and his increase in “social spending,” scolding American Presidents…

The people of Venezuela are fed up with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the tyranny that has led to inflation, starvation, and violence in the country. The 35-year-old lawmaker Juan Guaido took to the streets of Caracas with heavily armed forces to promote the “final phase” to oust Maduro. “The armed forces have taken the…