== US Attack on Venezuela The quality of life for the worldwide working class is plummeting as the burden of the international crisis of capital is placed on our shoulders. This burden is felt all the more acutely by the people who are made to suffer for the crime of living in contested territory. US sanctions on Venezuela have contributed to a complete crash in living standards, with the average Venezuelan losing 11kg of body weight, reaching near-famine levels as even inputs for agriculture become scarce.