Theres even tear gas coming from the top of that building over there. Its hard to see whats going on. Theyre using pepper protesters. The unrest has generated headlines around the world of a ruthless dictatorship crushing dissent with violence but in venezuela, there are competing narratives. Is this an authoritarian crackdown, or a clash between people with radically different visions for the future of their country . A year after the death of hugo chavez, fault lines is in caracas to find out whats really going on in the streets. In venezuela, the former president looms larger than life, even in death. The policies chavez implemented to redistribute oil wealth were polarizing from the start. In his first five years, he faced a coup, an oil lockout, and a recall vote from the countrys elite. Chavez survived it all, pushing forward what he called the bolivarian revolution and cutting poverty rates by more than half. He won three more terms in elections the International Community unive
From the top of that building over there. Its hard to see whats going on. Theyre using pepper protesters. The unrest has generated headlines around the world of a ruthless dictatorship crushing dissent with violence but in venezuela, there are competing narratives. Is this an authoritarian crackdown, or a clash between people with radically different visions for the future of their country . A year after the death of hugo chavez, fault lines is in caracas to find out whats really going on in the streets. In venezuela, the former president looms larger than life, even in death. The policies chavez implemented to redistribute oil wealth were polarizing from the start. In his first five years, he faced a coup, an oil lockout, and a recall vote from the countrys elite. Chavez survived it all, pushing forward what he called the bolivarian revolution and cutting poverty rates by more than half. He won three more terms in elections the International Community universally recognized as free an
Protesters. The unrest has generated headlines around the world of a ruthless dictatorship crushing dissent with violence but in venezuela, there are competing narratives. Is this an authoritarian crackdown, or a clash between people with radically different visions for the future of their country . A year after the death of hugo chavez, fault lines is in caracas to find out whats really going on in the streets. In venezuela, the former president looms larger than life, even in death. The policies chavez implemented to redistribute oil wealth were polarizing from the start. In his first five years, he faced a coup, an oil lockout, and a recall vote from the countrys elite. Chavez survived it all, pushing forward what he called the bolivarian revolution and cutting poverty rates by more than half. He won three more terms in elections the International Community universally recognized as free and fair. Its may first, and thousands of his supporters are out celebrating workers day, singin
Theres objects flying in all directions. Theres even tear gas coming from the top of that building over there. Its hard to see whats going on. Theyre using pepper protesters. The unrest has generated headlines around the world of a ruthless dictatorship crushing dissent with violence but in venezuela, there are competing narratives. Is this an authoritarian crackdown, or a clash between people with radically different visions for the future of their country . A year after the death of hugo chavez, fault lines is in caracas to find out whats really going on in the streets. In venezuela, the former president looms larger than life, even in death. The policies chavez implemented to redistribute oil wealth were polarizing from the start. In his first five years, he faced a coup, an oil lockout, and a recall vote from the countrys elite. Chavez survived it all, pushing forward what he called the bolivarian revolution and cutting poverty rates by more than half. He won three more terms in el