After India buckled under U.S. pressure and cut oil imports from Iran, it will also shun Venezuela to appease the White House.
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The superpower neglect is something to behold.
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The Chagos Archipelago belongs to the country of Mauritius; it’s not a bargaining chip for the American empire.
Continue readingVulnerable U.S. Citizens Are Still Trapped in the Ruins Left by Hurricane Maria—Would We Care More If They Lived Near Us?
Abandoned by their country, residents refuse to accept the idea that they will never recover.
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Continue readingWho Is the Real Culprit Behind Venezuela’s Political Turmoil?
The US-led intervention in Venezuela—hiding behind a pretext of humanitarianism—follows a long pattern of economic policies and covert operations in the country and in the region that seek to protect the economic interests of the United States and Europe.
Continue readingTrump Is Making a Mockery of ‘Humanitarian Aid’ in Venezuela
A noble concept is turned upside down in the name of seizing oil supplies.
Continue readingWhat’s Really Behind Trump’s Coup Push in Venezuela: Campaigning for His Next Term
Venezuela has been front and center over the last month.
Continue readingHow the U.S. Is Strangling Haiti as It Attempts Regime Change in Venezuela
Last week, the people of Haiti erupted in protests over fuel price hikes. Behind the protests lie a story of corruption by the elite, blatantly insensitive IMF policies, predatory pricing by US oil firms and the fallout of the economic war on Venezuela.
Continue readingWhy Kamala Harris and the Rest of Us Will Regret Thinking of Civil Rights as a National Security Issue
Attempts to translate civil rights into national security issues will probably turn out poorly.
Continue readingWhy Does the United States of America Want to Overthrow the Government of Venezuela?
A look at what drives the US to persist in its interventions—diplomatic, economic and military—against the Venezuelan government
Continue readingRicardo Hausmann Is Taking Milton Friedman’s Lessons to Venezuela
Will the legacy of putting neoliberal academic theories over the people win again?
Continue readingOverthrowing Democratic Governments Is Practically an American Tradition
On September 15, 1970, U.S. President Richard Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger authorized the U.S. government to do everything possible to undermine the incoming government of the socialist president of Chile, Salvador Allende.
Continue reading‘The Worst Option Is War’: U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Will Only Deepen the Country’s Crisis
U.S. support for a coup, severe sanctions and possible military intervention will only deepen and extend the crisis
Continue readingThe Cuban Revolution, 60 Years On
Over six decades the United States has tried to undermine the will of the Cuban people. It continues to do so.
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