TeleSur: Restored Venezuela-Colombia Ties a Blow to US Venezuela and Colombia’s restoration of diplomatic ties clearly illustrates the United States’ waning influence in Latin America. The restoration of relations between the two countries is a “strong and convincing sign that the foreign policy of the United States has experienced an undeniable setback in Latin America…
Ultima Noticias: US Influence in Latin America is on the Decline After the progressive governments in Latin America were overturned one after another from 2009-2019, there has been a great resurgence, starting with the election of AMLO in Mexico in 2018, and especially with the victory in Colombia by Petro. This resurgence of nationalist governments,…
Venezuela Orinoco Tribune: Venezuela Gold Case: Queen Elizabeth Recognizes Maduro, Central Bank President Reveals August 5 the Venezuelan government presented diplomatic letters signed by Queen Elizabeth II addressed to President Nicolás Maduro, in which the Queen recognizes Maduro as the head of state and government of Venezuela. The president of the Central Bank of Venezuela…
Cuba Granma: The hypocrisy of the Assange case If WikiLeaks had revealed the war horrors of any other country, Assange would be a hero, not a criminal. Or if any other nation were moving land and sea to secure the extradition of a journalist who revealed civilian deaths, acts of torture and clandestine military operations…
Vijay Prashad: Latin America’s Fourth Left Wave Since the Cuban Revolution is Social Democratic In the first wave, inspired by the example of the socialist Cuban Revolution, wave after revolutionary wave has flooded Latin America with hope against US imperialism and for a left-wing breakthrough.The first wave was crushed by extreme violence against the…
Political Prisoner Alex Saab Orinoco Tribune: Venezuelan Lawyer Laila Tajeldine: Alex Saab is a Political Prisoner of the US Empire (Interview) Venezuela Oliver Stone: (video) My Friend Hugo (July 28, 1954 – March 5, 2013) Orinoco Tribune: Hugo Chávez, Leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Was Born 68 Years Ago Simon Bolivar “The Liberator” film…
Dan Kovalik is an American human rights, labor rights lawyer and peace activist. He has contributed articles to CounterPunch, The Huffington Post and TeleSUR. He taught International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Kovalik has been involved in international human rights and social justice, mainly in Latin America. Kovalik’s first book,…
The New Wave of Latin American Progressive Governments Resumen Latinoamericano: The Pink Tide Surges in Latin America Prospects for hemispheric progressivism again began looking bullish with Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) victory in July 2018 after two previous attempts at the Mexican presidency, which were widely considered fraudulently stolen from him. A left turn by…
Alex Saab hails Venezuela on its Independence Letter to President Maduro and Venezuelan people: “only great managers demonstrate their ability when there is no liquidity, as our President Nicolas Maduro and his government have done, surviving these sanctions in an exemplary manner… This [US] big stick and its unbridled intervention in the affairs of other…
Political Prisoner Alex Saab COHA (Dan Kovalik): New Revelations of Former US Secretary of Defense Confirm Illegality of the Extradition and Arrest of Diplomat Alex Saab Esper writes, “At Maduro’s direction, Saab was reportedly on special assignment to negotiate a deal with Iran for Venezuela to receive more fuel, food, and medical supplies. Saab was…
