Venezuelans Reduced to Hunting for Toilet Paper with Smartphones


Socialism. It really, really, really doesn’t work.

Socialist Venezuela Moves to Food Rationing


Products to be covered by the system include rice, milk, toothpaste and diapers.

Socialist Venezuela Raids Toilet Paper and Diaper Hoarders


The existence of a black market in diapers and toilet paper is a sign of just how badly the economy is failing.

Venezuelan Socialist Paradise: “We Depend Completely on the Dollar”


“The only way your savings are really savings is by turning them into dollars. If you have them as bolivars, they will devalue so utterly fast that there’s just no point.”

“Fidel Told Me He Did Not Understand Why Commandante Chavez had Not Finished with Bourgeois Elections”


“There are ministers here, buddy, you do not even know what they do. And most likely, they’re stealing, Palacios, because they think this is going to crumble.”

Socialism Causes Toilet Paper Shortage in Venezuela


“The revolution will bring the country the equivalent of 50 million rolls of toilet paper,” Fleming told a state news agency.

Chavez’s Vicious Legacy Lives On


But a weakened successor gives some hope for the future of Venezuela.

Chavez Successor Threatens Venezuelans Who Don’t Vote for Him With Ancient Curse


“If the bourgeoisie win, they are going to privatize health and education, the curse of Macarapana would come on you,” Maduro said.

Chavez Successor Got Communist Training in Cuba


Maduro emphasised the importance of the new School of Political Education for the ALBA Armed Forces, calling it a “vanguard experience not just in Latin America but for the entire world.”

Is Chavez’s Successor Plotting to Murder his Opponent and Blame it on America?


We’ve got Maduro claiming that Obama, the CIA and a bunch of Bush officials are plotting to kill Capriles. And we’ve got Capriles saying that Maduro is plotting to kill him.