Consider this report: As part of measures to attract foreign investment, the state oil company PDVSA is implementing reduced access to subsidized gasoline while expanding gas stations offering premium fuel. This gasoline is sold exclusively in US dollars at $3.79 per gallon—far beyond the reach of most Venezuelans, who are paid in rapidly depreciating bolivars. These policies are fueling growing unrest. A coalition of trade unions and student organizations launched a protest last Thursday demanding wage increases. An estimated 2,000 participants attempted to march to the Miraflores Presidential Palace but were violently blocked by anti-riot police. Security forces deployed tear gas and detained five protesters. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/16/isys-a16.html
That's from the WSWS, a website so contemptuous of fact that any assertion of events must be verified. Perhaps Fred and others here can confirm or deny this one. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41484): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41484 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118864801/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
