Trump’s Cynical Venezuela Saber-Rattling
Authoritarian leaders like to rally their populations against external threats, and Donald Trump has decided that Venezuela is a perfect candidate. So far, though, the public isn’t buying it.
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Trump Has Tried This — and Failed — in Venezuela Before
Nothing about Donald Trump’s brazenly illegal actions against Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro suggests that the American ruling class has learned any lessons from US imperial overreach and failure in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Venezuela itself.
Organized Labor Lambastes Trump’s Attack on Venezuela
Unions and international labor federations argue that it’s the same billionaires that want to run Venezuela who keep us working longer hours for less pay, without health care, job security, or stable housing.
Collective Panic in Venezuela
Venezuela’s colectivos are a myth created by the country’s elites to discredit the struggle for socialism and grassroots democracy.
Corporate Lobbying and the US Attack on Venezuela
Over the past year, corporate actors who stand to benefit from US-backed regime change in Venezuela spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying the Trump administration, including over their economic access to the resource-rich nation.
Why Did the US Fund Anti–Hugo Chávez Rock Bands in Venezuela?
Recently obtained documents show that in 2011, the US funded rock bands in Venezuela — through a group sympathetic to right-wing forces that later attempted a coup. Giving money to young musicians seems innocuous, but it’s part of a long history of US meddling in the democratic processes of countries to advance American interests.
The Washington Consensus Supporting Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela Is Breaking
Twenty-one members of Congress last week called for lifting US sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela, including most of the Squad. The pushback is needed: sanctions are a cruel economic weapon that hurts average people — and has spurred a surge of economic refugees.
The Truth About Venezuela’s Opposition
Western journalists can't admit that Venezuela's opposition is neither democratic nor peaceful.
After Venezuela, Greenland Is Next in Trump’s Firing Line
European leaders’ muted response to the illegal attack on Venezuela showed how afraid they are of antagonizing Washington. Now they fear Donald Trump’s plans to seize Greenland, but they have no clear plan to stop him.
What the US Sanctions Against Venezuela Have Wrought
The United States's sanctions against Venezuela continue to punish ordinary Venezuelans while deepening the country's political crisis. They need to end.
US Sanctions Are Driving Displacement and Migration From Cuba and Venezuela
If the Biden administration wants to stop the mass displacement that is leading enormous numbers of Cuban and Venezuelan migrants to the US-Mexico border, it should end the sanctions that have made life in those countries all but impossible for average people.
The Spanish Right Wants to Create Another Venezuela
Ever since the PSOE and Unidas Podemos formed a governing coalition in January, Spain’s right-wing opposition has denied its democratic legitimacy. Calls for police mutiny and resistance against the COVID-19 lockdown show how the Spanish right is imitating its Latin American counterparts, seeking to create a climate of chaos that can bring down the government.
Setting the Record Straight on Venezuela
The Bolivarian Revolution hasn't been perfect, but it's improved the lives of millions in the face of violent opposition.
“Escalation Could Lead to a Catastrophic Outcome”
For Venezuela, the worst-case scenario of a US military intervention remains a potent threat. A long-time advisor to Hugo Chavez offers his thoughts on the country's crisis.
The United States vs Democracy
Trump's policy towards Venezuela has become increasingly aggressive in the run-up to tomorrow's elections.
A Lawless Trump Administration Runs Amok in the Caribbean
As great powers abandon even the pretense of law, the undeclared war on Venezuela exposes a world ruled by extortion, collapse, and the redefinition of sovereignty.
A Catastrophe Foretold
US intervention in Venezuela wouldn't just be a catastrophe for that country — it would be a disaster for neighboring Colombia too.
Stop Talking About Coups
It's really very simple: the US has absolutely no right to meddle in the affairs of Venezuela, in any way, shape, or form.
Rebuilding the Bolivarian Revolution
The Right's recent success in Venezuela shows how vital it is to reclaim and democratize Hugo Chávez's project.
Why Is Venezuela Spiraling Out of Control?
Opposition violence and the government’s increasing authoritarianism are both to blame.