Venezuela dire but not apocalyptic - The Nation (June 23, 2016)
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A piece in The Nation offers a counterpoint to the dominant picture of apocalyptic collapse in Venezuela portrayed by international media. "Is Venezuela descending into a nightmarish scenario, as these stories suggest? To answer this question I’ve spent the last three weeks talking to dozens of people—rich and poor, Chavista and opposition, urban and rural—across Venezuela. My investigation leaves little doubt that Venezuela is in the midst of a severe crisis, characterized by triple-digit inflation, scarcities of basic goods, widespread changes in food-consumption patterns, and mounting social and political discontent. Yet mainstream media have consistently misrepresented and significantly exaggerated the severity of the crisis. It’s real and should by no means be minimized, but Venezuela is not in a state of cataclysmic collapse," writes Gabriel Hetland.
Venezuela dire but not apocalyptic - The Nation (June 23, 2016)
Venezuela dire but not apocalyptic - The…
Venezuela dire but not apocalyptic - The Nation (June 23, 2016)
A piece in The Nation offers a counterpoint to the dominant picture of apocalyptic collapse in Venezuela portrayed by international media. "Is Venezuela descending into a nightmarish scenario, as these stories suggest? To answer this question I’ve spent the last three weeks talking to dozens of people—rich and poor, Chavista and opposition, urban and rural—across Venezuela. My investigation leaves little doubt that Venezuela is in the midst of a severe crisis, characterized by triple-digit inflation, scarcities of basic goods, widespread changes in food-consumption patterns, and mounting social and political discontent. Yet mainstream media have consistently misrepresented and significantly exaggerated the severity of the crisis. It’s real and should by no means be minimized, but Venezuela is not in a state of cataclysmic collapse," writes Gabriel Hetland.