Chaos Festers in Venezuela

The Takeaway | Apr 27, 2017

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The people of Venezuela are feeling the brunt of hyperinflation and, essentially, an economic shutdown. Thousands of people are in the streets demanding new elections and protesting food and medical shortages. 

Hannah Dreier, Venezuela correspondent for The Associated Press, discusses the growing intensity of a nation crumbling before her eyes.

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