A case of polio has been reported in Venezuela for the first time in nearly 30 years, according to the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO).

Venezuela is a story that gets worse every day. Polio is the latest example :

An unnamed child, with no history of vaccinations, from the poverty-ridden Delta Amacuro state has been diagnosed with the condition. According to Dr Jose Felix Oletta, a former Minister of Health in the South American nation, the last case of polio in Venezuela was reported in 1989.

This is sad and makes me angry.

Why is this happening? The answer is that Chávez's Venezuela is failing across the board.

Yesterday, I spoke with a Venezuelan friend in Miami who explained it this way: chronic medicine shortages and hyperinflation in Venezuela mean that getting medicinePressStomping Grounds is back with some new recruited talent, that will definitely make you give this record a few spins. First track is from Jay Bliss, a deep and moody techno track. Second track is from S.A.M., a guy who has been making waves in the past few years on some of the most respected undergound record labels. Flip the record and you will find a trippy track from Vlad Radu, half of the VRAC project, who is also been featured on Rhadoos Fabric mix.