Venezuela Orinoco Tribune: Company Implicated in Moïse Assassination was Involved in Attack Against Maduro A US-based security company, CTU, that allegedly took part in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise last week, was also involved in plotting against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in 2018. Orinoco Tribune: National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez Denounces New Drone Assassination…
Venezuela WION: Biden reaffirms support for Venezuela opposition leader Guaido “Under your leadership and in coalition with civil society leaders you are preserving those ideals of freedom, democracy and sovereignty,” Biden wrote to Guaido. Biden said that Guaido is guiding his country “through a peaceful democratic transition of power.” This is almost as disconnected from…
Venezuela The International: In Defense of the Bolivarian Revolution Leftist critics do not consider that the market reforms being implemented by the Venezuelan administration – like the anti-blockade law – are necessitated by a politico-economic conjuncture wherein traditional avenues for the advancement of a socialist economic engine have been blocked. In the face of an…
InTheseTimes, a well-known liberal journal, runs an article in its February issue attacking Cuba in a tone akin to the Trump government. It refers to the “repression of the Western Hemisphere’s most undemocratic government,” which they allege to be Cuba. Not Bolsanaro’s Brazil, Chile with its police who blind protesters, Colombia’s death squad supporting government, Honduras’ coup regime, Haiti’s hated rulers,…
Venezuela Tulsi Gabbard: Trump’s Neocon Administration Want War in Venezuela Action 24/7: Protection of the DC Venezuela Embassy Sign on: Sign onto the Declaration of the Embassy Protection Collective (Colectivos por la Paz) Federico Fuentes: Who are Venezuela’s colectivos? Max Blumenthal: US Military Attack on Venezuela Mulled by Top Trump Advisors and Latin American Officials…
Take Action Now! The U.S. blockade on Cuba is a unilateral but internationally applied policy that only serves to hurt the people of Cuba. Yet, the Trump Administration is now thinking about fortifying the embargo by allowing a notorious provision to go into effect soon. Don’t wait—contact Congress TODAY! The Helms-Burton Act is a central part of the blockade on Cuba. Title III…
Due to a temporary health issue I was unable to write this week’s blog, nor will I be able to write next week’s blog. Thanks to Tortilla con Sal for filling in this week. Visit their site at www.tortillaconsal.com for many great articles and analysis in English and Spanish. I’m looking for a Guest Blog for next week.…
Webinar on Sunday, July 10 7 to 8:30 pm EDT /4 to 5:30 pm PDT Register here From our colleagues at the National Network on Cuba: We welcome friends of Cuba to this webinar for sure — you are the backbone of all solidarity — but is it possible to also reach others who are curious,…
by James Jordan I got to visit Cuba before Pres. Obama did. There was not nearly the fanfare, but I can say I experienced some moments of warmth that may have even exceeded what the president encountered. I visited Cuba twice in 2015 for about five weeks in all. I was there in each case…
by James Jordan, from a September 26, 2015 presentation at the Salt of The Earth Labor College in Tucson, Arizona Michael Parenti has said that Capitalism takes living nature, transforms it into commodities and transforms commodities into dead capital. It takes life, soil, mineral, air and water, everything Mother Earth has to offer and transforms…
