A new wave of protests spreads across Venezuela
by editors@theworld.org (Tibisay Zea) from The World: Latest Stories on (#78Y23)
Nine months after former President Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces, protests are surging across Venezuela. People are taking to the streets over blackouts, low wages, political prisoners and demands for new elections. Even some longtime "Chavistas" are protesting the government for its closer relationship with Washington. The World's Tibisay Zea looks at why Venezuelans are taking to the streets again - and what that says about the country's uneasy political transition.