On Tuesday, Venezuela shortened its workweek to just two days as the country suffers through a deepening power crisis. Venezuela sources about 60 percent of its electricity from hydroelectric dams, but a stubbornly persistent drought has caused water levels to drop dangerously low, curtailing electricity generation. The Venezuelan government, in an effort to deal with a shrinking power supply, first declared in early April that Fridays would not be working days. But the four-day workweek has quickly been shortened to just two days as power shortages have become acute. For the next two weeks, government offices will only be operational on Mondays and Tuesdays. Even with those measures, the country is experiencing rolling blackouts, particularly in smaller towns. Already home to one of the most violent capital cities in the world, Venezuela’s electricity crisis could cause public security to deteriorate. On Tuesday evening, protests and looting hit Caracas as […]