Hugo Chavez

Separated by ideology, we carried on with our lives in starkly different places, each sticking to the truth we'd chosen to listen to, unable to see the other's reality.

Diplomatic relationships between Venezuela and the U.S. have been tense for decades, and this is hardly the first time ties have been severed.

Bombastic politicians, international isolation, and an over-dependence on oil have led the Maduro government to a point of no return.

It's the currency market.