Capitalism vs. Socialism is an old fight, but curiously Al Jazeera doesn't see it as particularly relevant to Venezuela's ongoing troubles, at least on the national level. Instead, they believe that certain aspects of Venezuelan culture combine badly with an economy founded on a single, internationally-traded commodity (oil).

I try to draw a bit of insight from their lengthy analysis in my most recent post:

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pervertjustice/2018/05/31/venezuela-just-fucked/