Why socialist ideas persist
In this series we will publish weekly cutouts from the book by Kristian Niemietz
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End the Cuban occupation of Venezuela
Fifteen thousand Cuban intelligence operatives and ‘military advisers’ bar the path to democracy in Venezuela. Luis Amalgro, Secretary-General of the organisation of American States, has described them as “an occupation army that teaches to torture, to repress, to do intelligence tasks, civil documentation, migration.”
Venezuela was my home, and socialism destroyed it. Slowly, it will destroy America, too.
The first time I couldn’t buy food at the grocery store, I was 15 years old. It was 2014 in Caracas, Venezuela, and I had spent more than an hour in line waiting. When I got to the register I noticed I’d forgotten my ID that day. Without the ID, the government rationing system would let the supermarket sell my family the full quota of food we needed.
Can the confrontation of a tyrant by the people to regain democracy be called a coup?
Can we call the legitimate will of the Venezuelan people to recover their country's freedom and democracy a "coup"?
The use of force in Venezuela remains on the table
On Tuesday, April 30, Venezuelans woke up with a surprise on social networks, the interim President of Venezuela Juan Guaidó and the political leader of Voluntad Popular (center left) Leopoldo López called on the armed forces to execute the definitive cessation of usurpation , the first step of the political strategy that aims to conquer freedom in the country and then p
Soft power: The influence of Cuba over the Venezuelan regime
Last month, when the Venezuelan opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, was briefly detained by Maduro’s intelligence agents less than 48 hours after proclaiming himself the new interim President of the country, many saw on that a
Venezuela Then and Now: The “Achievements” of Chavista Socialism
There are two Venezuelas: the Venezuela of yesterday, prosperous and thriving, and the Venezuela of today: poor, corrupt and in the dark.
The truth about Venezuela, Chavez, the economic collapse and the price of crude oil in one chart
In almost every article about Venezuela, we're told that the economy collapsed because the oil price did.
Here is the price of crude oil adjusted for inflation.
Today, the price is almost three times higher than when Chavez took power.
US sanctions destroyed Venezuela? Not at all...
And another chart for those who think US sanctions destroyed Venezuela.
Before recent sanctions on oil, it was mostly just on individuals close to Maduro.
by Johan Norberg
Venezuelan constitutional president claims there’s no socialism, he’s wrong
Constitutional president Juan Guaidó claims Venezuela is not socialist because there's no social justice, while economic indicators show it's the most equal country: equally empoverished.
