Economics

Venezuela Protests Drive Poor to Maduro as Death Toll Mounts

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For bus driver Jorge Polo, the protests in Venezuela’s capital city are an irritation, not an attraction.

Every day, Polo has to navigate around the protesters’ makeshift barricades in the wealthy parts of Caracas. He is never tempted to join them and blames hoarders -- and the demonstrators themselves -- for the soaring cost of living and mounting shortages.