Monthly Review (Lauren Smith): The US-imposed economic sanctions—the big heist Sanctions impact one-third of humanity in 39 countries. Economic sanctions not only cause untold death and devastation to a given country by denying it access to U.S.-dominated markets—which restricts its ability to generate wealth, stabilize its currency against price fluctuations and provide critical services and…
Venezuela Video documentary: Chavez, The Life of Hugo Chavez This presents the ideological origins of Hugo Chávez which led him to challenge the elite in Venezuela during the early 90s. His rise to the presidency in 1999, his opponents’ coup d’etat in 2002 which ended with his return to Caracas supported by the working classes…
Sanctions Kill! – Food Sovereignty Delegation to Venezuela April 12-21, 2020 Code Pink Delegations to Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba Cuba: 15th May Day International Brigade of Voluntary Work & Solidarity, April 27- May 10 Canadian Che Guevara Voluntary Work Brigade to Cuba, April 27-May 10 Human Rights Delegation to Honduras, May 7-17 Building Relations with Cuban…
DefendEmbassyProtectors: Embassy Protectors Will Not Be Able to Tell Jury Guaido Is Not President, or Mention International Law On February 4, the judge ruled the courtroom cannot state that Nicolas Maduro is the lawful president of Venezuela, not the coup leader Juan Guaido. Even though everyone, including the judge and prosecutors, knows that Guaido has…
The Grayzone: US citizen detained and interrogated by DHS about anti-war movement solidarity with Venezuela A US citizen who participated in the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective was detained, searched and interrogated for the second time by US government agents about his political beliefs and participation in the anti-war movement, focusing in on Code Pink and…
Nicaragua Chuck Kaufman: Poll Shows Nicaraguans Have Consigned the Coup to the Dustbin of History The latest poll covering the last quarter of 2019, shows that less than two years after the failed coup attempt of April-July, 2018, the Sandinista government, led by President Daniel Ortega is more popular than ever and all but a…
In standing up to and outmaneuvering the US empire, the Venezuelan government and people set an example to the world. Faced with months of brutal US economic aggression, most other governments (Cuba excepted) would have collapsed or capitulated. The socio-economic model represented by the Bolivarian revolution explains Venezuelans’ resilience and resistance. Thus, the US regime…
Cuba Morning Star: Cuba is the most sustainably developed country in the world The Sustainable Development Index (see chart here) designed by anthropologist and author Dr Jason Hickel, calculates its results by dividing a nation’s “human development” score, obtained by looking at statistics on life expectancy, health and education, by its “ecological overshoot,” the extent…
OilPrice.com: Venezuela Is Quietly Ramping Up Oil Production Oil production in December was the highest since January. As 2020 approaches President Maduro, the ultimate survival artist of our generation, is bound to confront a new set of challenges. He has managed to clear several roadblocks in the past twelve months – easing inflation (effectively renouncing…
Ajamu Baraka, Bahman Azad: Embassy Protectors Are Being Denied Their Right To A Fair Trial Judge Howell ruled the jury will not be allowed to consider the contentious legality of the Trump administration’s recognition of the leadership of the coup in Venezuela, and thus the legal basis of the charges the defenders are facing. Judge…
