Apr 18 First Person: Venezuela divided as Maduro completes first year in office By Larisa Epatko Two months of protests in Venezuela, fueled by slow economic recovery and high crime, have left at least 40 people dead and prompted the Vatican and neighboring countries to intervene. If you ask the pro- and anti-government demonstrators why they… Continue reading
Mar 23 Three dead after day of demonstrations in Venezuela By Kayla Ruble Three people died from gunshot wounds in Venezuela on Saturday after a day of protests from both the opposition and government supporters, bringing the death toll to 34 after five weeks of heated protests against the socialist government of Venezuelan… Continue reading
Mar 11 First foreign fatality in Venezuelan conflict By Anya van Wagtendonk A 47-year-old student and mother of four became the first foreign fatality of Venezuela’s ongoing civil unrest Monday, more than a month after demonstrators first took to the streets seeking economic reform and the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch Maduro sends mixed messages about U.S.-Venezuela relationship By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Venezuela unrest could be ‘building block’ for opposition to make substantive change By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Wednesday, February 19, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tonight on the program, we examine a nonpartisan report on the nation's minimum wage, which says raising it would make a dent in poverty but could lead to fewer jobs. Also: Deadly protests and turmoil in Venezuela, thousands wait for… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Venezuela protests reach boiling point as opposition leader is arrested By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 17 Here’s why Venezuela just expelled three American diplomats By Rachel Wellford Venezuela has seen an outbreak of violence after demonstrators protested against the current socialist leadership. Here's a timeline of the situation this past week. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch News Wrap: Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill Makes Quiet Debut in Congress In other news Tuesday, a group of Senators from both sides of the aisle introduced a sweeping immigration reform bill, following months of negotiations. It includes a new farm worker program and visas for high-tech workers. Also, American Airlines had… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Assessing U.S.-Venezuela Relations After Very Close Election Favors Maduro Assessing U.S.-Venezuela Relations After Very Close Election Favors Maduro… Continue watching