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Venezuela says its new grocery loyalty card will stop the toilet paper speculators
One of the drivers behind the Venezuelan street protests is a lack of basic consumer goods, from toilet paper to food. Now the government thinks it has a partial answer — a sort of supermarket loyalty card that it hopes will cut down on hoarding and speculation. But some critics say the idea is just creepy.One of the drivers behind the Venezuelan street protests is a lack of basic consumer goods, from toilet paper to food. Now the government thinks it has a partial answer — a sort of supermarket loyalty card that it hopes will cut down on hoarding and speculation. But some critics say the idea is just creepy.
One year after Hugo Chavez, his successor and Venezuela are struggling
Hugo Chavez was a larger-than-life political figure who served as Venezuela’s president for 14 years, keeping a lid on protests and a difficult economy. His successor Nicolas Maduro has had anything but a smooth reign and Venezuela is now being compared to tumultuous counties like Syria and Ukraine.Hugo Chavez was a larger-than-life political figure who served as Venezuela’s president for 14 years, keeping a lid on protests and a difficult economy. His successor Nicolas Maduro has had anything but a smooth reign and Venezuela is now being compared to tumultuous counties like Syria and Ukraine.
La Vida Boheme provides the soundtrack to Venezuela’s protest movement
An album released by a Venezuelan band nearly a year ago is inspiring the growing protests in Venezuela. The group’s lyrics seem to capture both the despair amidst the country’s high crime, rising inflation and troubled economy and the hope for change.An album released by a Venezuelan band nearly a year ago is inspiring the growing protests in Venezuela. The group’s lyrics seem to capture both the despair amidst the country’s high crime, rising inflation and troubled economy and the hope for change.