As Venezuela’s Democracy Heads Over a Cliff, Where’s the International Response?

 Venezuela is in many ways accustomed to crisis. From its violent 19th-century liberation wars to the deadly 1989 Caracazo uprising in the nation’s capital, this is a country that’s seen its fair share of hard times and civil strife. But even against that history, the current crisis has become an all-consuming plunge toward a full-blown narco-authoritarian state. And with an upcoming vote on changing the constitution, things are set to quickly get much worse. It has been more than 100 days of ongoing opposition protests, with more than 100 killed and thousands injured in brazenly violent repression by the Nicolás Maduro administration.  More…