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Panam Post: “The Only Full Refrigerator in Venezuela Is in the Morgue”: Tomas Paez
Sociologist Tomas Paez argues that the disastrous socialist public policy of Chavez and Maduro has been the primary factor in the massive exodus from Venezuela.
“The main cause of Venezuelan emigration is socialism of the 21st century,” said sociologist Tomás Páez, coordinator of the Global Project of the Venezuelan Diaspora; responding to Nicolás Maduro’s comments admitting to a “brain drain” in the country.
The Venezuelan dictator said on Wednesday, March 14, there existed a massive “brain drain” in Venezuela, and also confessed that the diaspora is seeking to “improve their life abroad.”
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Venezuela News Updates -- March 18, 2018
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Venezuela begins power rationing as drought causes severe outages -- Reuters
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Looks like Trump is cracking down on Venezuela's Petro cryptocurrency -- Mashable
Market Gives Venezuelan President Maduro 12 Months Max -- Forbes
U.S. sanctions and worries of a coup erode Maduro's control of Venezuelan military -- Miami Herald
