The Guardian view on Venezuela: its people deserve better | Editorial

Nicolás Maduro has failed his country. Now the US response has raised the stakesVenezuela’s people deserve better than president Nicolás Maduro or reckless US-led intervention. The country is in the grip of a spiralling political, economic and humanitarian crisis. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets. As many as three million citizens – a 10th of its population – have fled. Almost 90% of those who remain live in poverty. The economy is shrinking fast, while