Things Are Never So Bad That They Can’t Get Worse

Newly updated to include the US invasion, the removal of Nicolas Maduro, and Trump’s plan to “run the country”: the collapse of Venezuela and what might come next. Venezuela has been mired in crisis for over a decadecharacterised by economic collapse, political polarisation, mass emigration, and widespread hardshipeven as the country sits atop some of the worlds largest oil reserves. In Things Are Never So Bad That They Cant Get Worse, William Neuman provides a vivid, granular chronicle of that descent. Drawing on his experience as The New York Times Andes Region Bureau Chief and years of reporting from Caracas, Neuman explores the interplay of charismatic populism, economic mismanagement, corruption, and the international forces that have shaped Venezuelas fate. The book traces how once-abundant oil wealth became a source of distortion rather than development, how political power concentrated around Hugo Chvez and later Nicols Maduro, and how e