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Venezuela Is Slowly Coming Apart—and President Nicolas Maduro May Pay the Price

Hyperinflation and shortages of basic goods have Venezuelans angry—and looking for new leadership

By Girish Gupta

The Big Loser

Black markets. bread lines. In Venezuela, falling oil prices mean a reckoning for the socialist revolution

By Girish Gupta / Caracas

How Venezuela's Collapse Helped Thaw Cuban-American Relations

The late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez helped keep the Cuban regime propped up, but that's not possible in an era of low oil prices

By Girish Gupta

Falling Oil Prices Turn Up The Heat On Venezuela's Maduro

Oil and gas accounts for a quarter of Venezuela's economy, which was already struggling when global oil prices turned south, compounding Nicolás Maduro's political woes

By Girish Gupta / Caracas

Venezuela's New Opposition Leader Jesús Torrealba Takes on the Chavistas

Venezuela's opposition has tried and failed to beat Hugo Chavez's political descendants. Will a new leader make a difference?

By Girish Gupta

New Venezuelan President Courts Hugo Chavez Faithful

With the opposition posing little threat for now, Nicolás Maduro's real challenge is keeping the left—particularly supporters of the late Hugo Chávez—united behind his leadership

By Girish Gupta / Caracas

The 'Cheapest' Country in the World

The socialist Venezuela propels those with contacts and currency to the one-percent

By Girish Gupta / Caracas

Death of Former Beauty Queen Prompts Soul-Searching, Anger in Venezuela

The high-profile murder of a former Miss Venezuela and her husband in a roadside attack has shocked the nation and stoked anger in a country with one of the world's worst murder rates

By Girish Gupta / Caracas
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