In some richer countries like the U.S., people can afford luxuries, such as swimming pools and air conditioning. In fact, there are 10.4 million residential and 309,000 public swimming pools across the entire country. But these luxuries aren’t everywhere in the world. In Venezuela, for example, the economic crisis has…
Devastation From Venezuela’s Economic Crisis Reaches Humans and Pets
In the U.S., something as simple as vehicle neglect can cost the economy upwards of $2 billion every year. However, the economic crisis in Venezuela has cost the citizens of the country much more than just money. In the midst of an ongoing economic crisis in Venezuela, citizens have lost…
Venezuelan Government Arrests 3 Activist Filmmakers For Creating Viral Video
Over 100 billion online searches are conducted across the globe each month, but one video was the topic of a great number of searches in Venezuela in mid-September. The 60-second film shows a girl with a cell phone. She’s texting her father to say that her mother is sick and…
Venezula General Padrino Appoints 18 Military Generals to Distribute Food
In the U.S., only five percent of adults participate in the recommended 30 minutes of physical activity a day, but in Venezuela, a severe food and medicine shortage is giving citizens a lot more to worry about health-wise. In order to respond to the increasing severity of the crisis, the…
Venezuela’s Oil Output is Set to Collapse as Protesters Take to the Streets
Nearly 1 million protesters took the to streets on September 1 in Venezuela to demand the removal of President Nicolas Maduro. They clogged the streets to make their demands known amidst what could be the country’s worst economic crisis in modern history. Venezuela’s economic crisis has spiraled into bigger issues…
Medical Emergencies and Shortages Continue in Venezuela
An ongoing economic crisis has much worse consequences for the health of the Venezuelan people than it does for their wallets. According to HospiMedica, due to the sweeping corruption and ensuing chaos facing Venezuela, a medical crisis is occurring with no end in sight. Sky News covertly filmed three Venezuelan…
Huge Crowds March on Venezuelan Capital in Hopes of Recalling President Nicolás Maduro
Every year, more than 45 million people move to new towns, new states, and perhaps even new countries. Recently, though, few people are moving to the once most affluent area in Latin America, Venezuela. “I used to live here, now I only survive,” said Alirio Alvarado, a Venezuelan fish farmer.…
Venezuela’s U.N. Representative Denies Economic Crisis Amidst Starvation in His Country
Summer typically brings bright, colorful vegetables to the dinner table, promoting healthy eating all season long. But for Venezuelans, this summer brings extreme food shortages, little fruits or vegetables, and bags of pasta that cost $300. Despite this widely publicized, imminent crisis, the Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations denies…