The current attacks on the democratically elected government of Venezuela by the US Empire, and its puppets, stand in clear contravention of all internationally accepted standards of official conduct. Although this is not the first time that the Empire has tried to take back control of Venezuela and its massive oil reserves, it is the […]
By Eric Zuesse Source Here are America’s recent targets for regime-change (against which have been used economic sanctions, invasion, and enormous destruction) — and all of them are nations that never invaded nor threatened to invade America: Iraq 2003, Libya 2011, Syria 2011-2018, Yemen 2015-now, Ukraine 2014, and Venezuela 2017-now. Because all of these were […]
by Jim Kavanagh Writer, Dandelion Salad The Polemicist February 14, 2019 Here’s the bullet-point version: It’s imperialism. It’s American imperialism, a bipartisan national project. American imperialism is the global management of capitalist class power. It’s a binary situation in which one side or the other will win via the use and threat of armed force. […] […]
By Whitney Webb Source This “U.S. coup manual,” recently highlighted by WikiLeaks, serves as a reminder that the so-called “independence” of such financial institutions as The World Bank and IMF is an illusion and that they are among the many “financial weapons” regularly used by the U.S. government to bend countries to its will. WASHINGTON […] […]
Hugo Chavez shook Latin America when he was elected President by his people in 1999. He served his nation until 2013 when cancer took him. His legacy is one of equality, opportunity and fair governance. Today, the enemies of Socialism that Chavez faced down, most notably the Federal system of the USA and its Venezuelan […]
The imperialist intent of the US Federal system is no secret to those who have been following geo-politics. The emergence of Trump has not created this corporate-run policy, it has merely intensified it. Trump has no shame. He cares little for what others think of him. In this, he is a product of a corrupted […]
It should come as no surprise that the Socialist leader of China would congratulate the Socialist President of Venezuela upon his re-election. What is most important about this seemingly innocuous story is that the Chinese (and Russian) offers of friendship and comradery will fly in the face of the attitude of both the US government […]
Although incumbent President Maduro comfortably won the recent national elections in Venezuela, many western and western-controlled governments have refused to acknowledge the results as valid. These authorities are all Capitalist and therefore fervently opposed to any socialist success. Yet for all its troubles, most of which have been formulated by western imperialism to divide the […]
After Nicolas Maduro’s resounding victory in the Venezuelan general election, there have been calls from two super-powers for other nations, most notably the US, to respect the results. The calls come as the US has tried to rubbish the election before they took place, and continues to pursue an agenda that would see the Latin […]
In this article, the legacy of Hugo Chavez is examined. The sadly deceased leader of the Venezuelan people was a giant within Latin American politics who left behind not only programs for advancement, but also a psychology that demanded better for all of the population. His passing is still being felt across the Americas today. […]
As Venezuelans go to the polls to elect a leader, here’s a brief run-down of what you need to know about elections in the oil-rich nation. – If you care about these issues, please share this –
As both Palestine and Venezuela suffer from increasing US imperialism, it should come as no surprise that they are becoming aligned in matters of finance. Perhaps the only way to effectively combat US-inspired Capitalism, is to remove or reduce the financial capabilities of the North American behemoth. Should the free nations of the world form […]
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