The Trump administration has used the fabricated narco-trafficking charges against Maduro and other officials as an excuse to intensify pressure on Venezuela
Continue readingAs the World Tackles the COVID-19 Pandemic, the U.S. Raises the Pressure on Venezuela
The U.S. Department of Justice presented charges related to drug-trafficking against Nicolás Maduro and other Venezuelan government officials in a press conference today.
Continue readingIMF Refuses Aid to Venezuela in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis
Despite claims that it is helping member states cope with the Covid-19 emergency, the Fund has denied Caracas’ loan request
Continue readingWhy Sanctions Against Iran and Venezuela During a Pandemic Are Cruel
One would expect that a humanitarian crisis of this magnitude would provide the opportunity to suspend or end all inhumane economic sanctions and political blockades against certain countries.
Continue readingPrompted by Local Activists, Congressman McGovern Condemns the Coup in Bolivia
“The time for military coups, in Latin America or elsewhere, is over,” stated the congressman.
Continue readingBolivia’s Evo Morales Is Riding a Political Wave to Re-Election 5 Centuries in the Making
An excerpt of Benjamin Dangl’s the new book, The Five Hundred Year Rebellion: Indigenous Movements and the Decolonization of History in Bolivia
Continue readingDems Are Blowing a Big Opportunity by Avoiding Dialogue With Venezuela
Days after the Democratic presidential candidates missed yet another opportunity to challenge President Donald Trump’s failed Venezuela policy on the debate stage on September 12, President Nicolás Maduro signed an important agreement with four opposition parties.
Continue readingWhy Venezuela Is the Vietnam of Our Time
On April 30, 1975, the United States learned an important lesson. The capture of Saigon by the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) would mark the defeat of the world’s most powerful military force by an army of guerrilla fighters.
Continue readingSanctions Are Genocidal, and They Are the U.S.’s Favorite Weapon
Far from precision-guided munitions, sanctions are weapons of starvation, which target the most vulnerable civilians for slow and painful death by deprivation of food and medicine.
Continue readingCanada’s ‘Liberals’ Have a Disturbing Imperial Streak
Canada is one of the leaders of the Lima Group, a network of countries that came together in 2017 with the express purpose of regime change in Venezuela.
Continue readingVenezuela’s Future Depends on China and Russia
After India buckled under U.S. pressure and cut oil imports from Iran, it will also shun Venezuela to appease the White House.
Continue readingWill the U.S. End Up Putting Sanctions on Every Country That Doesn’t Bend to Its Will?
The objectives are the same: the U.S. will suffocate a country as long as it does not do what the U.S. want it to do.
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 readingNotes From the Streets of Venezuela—The People Are Resilient in the Face of Foreign Intervention
“If the government falls, we will be evicted. We—the Black, the poor, the working class—will lose what we have.”
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.
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