Chávez’s Communal State is a Failure. Mérida Shows Why
Each time Maduro set up so-called “popular consultations,” demands for improved public services across Mérida have been systematically ignored
Tag: Water crisis
Before Chávez, Eight Out of Nine Venezuelans Had Regular Access to Water. Today: One in Five
Despite the country’s huge freshwater reserves, only 18% of Venezuelans have regular access to water. Who doesn’t have trouble finding it? Mosquitoes... when the time comes to lay eggs.
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