The recent failed invasion of Venezuela by several clown cars worth of idiotic “freedom fighters” is almost too absurd to believe. But the goofballs aside, this misadventure can only be understood in the context of Donald Trump’s increased aggression toward Venezuela and open desire to overthrow its government.
The Trump administration's aggression toward Venezuela is grotesque, self-serving, and imperialistic. The US should stay out of Venezuela.
For years, US leaders struggled with botched efforts to bring the opposition to power in Venezuela. Talk of the War on Drugs provided a justification for a more direct US assault, imposing regime change without the trappings of democratic transition.
Venezuela’s heavy crude is expensive to extract, it will take years of sustained investment to meaningfully lift output, and it may not even be profitable at current prices. The current aggression is more about power than economics.
In 2019, a coalition of conservative forces responded to Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian turn and Venezuela’s ongoing economic crisis by launching a coup. Despite backing from the US and Venezuelan capital, the conspirators failed. A new book explains why.
Venezuela is in crisis, and Trump’s saber-rattling is making things worse. Our response should be guided by three principles: non-interventionism, self-determination, and solidarity with the oppressed.
When it comes to Venezuela, shoddy data work and simplistic reasoning are too often embraced.
David Rivera, a longtime close friend of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is facing federal charges for allegedly acting as a foreign agent for Venezuela. The trial and its revelations about foreign influence are poised to bedevil the Trump administration.
Trump's attempts to stoke regime change in Venezuela risk plunging the country into civil war. We should staunchly oppose US intervention.
After Juan Guaidó’s fumbling coup attempt in Venezuela, it appears advocates of regime change have fallen flat on their faces. But anti-imperialist mobilization is still as necessary as ever.
US policy towards Venezuela is not motivated by a concern for democracy or human rights. And its arrogant intervention is making the country's humanitarian crisis even worse.
In an interview, investigative journalist and oil policy analyst Antonia Juhasz weighs in on what the fossil fuel industry really wants in Venezuela and how the current situation compares to past wars fought over oil.
Before Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro, corporations filed lawsuits against Venezuela seeking damages tied to state nationalization, international sanctions, and political instability. A Trump-installed government could tilt the courts in their favor.
If you want evidence that the US government doesn't actually care about drug trafficking, violation of democratic norms, violation of human rights, or widespread corruption, just look at how the Trump administration has treated Honduras versus how it has treated Venezuela.
When a road bridge in Genoa collapsed in August 2018, killing 43 people, reports soon exposed the negligence of its private managers. Today, the government is part-renationalizing the road maintenance firm in question — a tiny step away from neoliberalism that has sparked wild claims of a “Venezuela-style” attack on business.
Bernie Sanders is repeatedly asked absurd questions by mainstream reporters about Venezuela. He should use such questions as an opportunity to talk about the long, bloody history of US intervention there and throughout Latin America.
Venezuela is a "national security threat" only because it refuses to be controlled by the US.
For years, right-wingers have sought to destabilize Venezuela, and even proclaimed their own rival “president,” Juan Guaidó. But average Venezuelans understand that US sanctions hurt them — and should be resisted.
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.
Donald Trump’s assassinations of alleged drug traffickers in Venezuela with zero due process represent some of the greatest dangers of his second term. They can’t be understood apart from the bipartisan history of national security state overreach.