Tag: coup
Right, Trump gangster buffoons can pull off the first ever American...
Despite scary extremist brouhaha, authoritarian rule by coup won’t come to America because an inept, phony orange impresario waves his shiny baton.
How Trump’s attempted coup could still succeed
Their point is to cast further doubt on its legitimacy and justify additional state measures to suppress votes and alter future elections.
10 things you need to know to stop a coup
Because the best way to stop a coup is to deter it.
Greenwald: How can Democrats support Trump’s push for regime change to...
"Do you think the Venezuelan people are going to be helped by having Donald Trump, John Bolton, Mike Pence and Elliott Abrams intervene in their country, engineer regime change and then prop up whatever leader they like best?"
The dangers of US brinkmanship in Venezuela
Before Venezuela devolves into civil war, the U.S. should lift the sanctions, take the military option off the table, and get behind a negotiated, nonviolent solution.
What’s next for Venezuela as US & opposition reject negotiations aimed...
And in the long term, there is no recognition of what does this mean for the country in terms of its social fabric, its political culture and going forward, if there’s no negotiated agreement on that process.
Venezuela: US pursuing humanitarian aid path to war
Now, the ongoing coup attempt is escalating through a strategy of humanitarian intervention.
US-led coup in Venezuela: The plot thickens
John Bolton made the coup very personal this week, threatening Maduro to accept Guaido’s offer of amnesty or find himself in the Guantanamo Bay prison.
People who care about democracy don’t plot coups abroad
Do we think people who armed death squads and started wars really want to “bring democracy” to Venezuela?
Venezuela: No to intervention, no to Maduro
The left has a proud tradition of both democracy and anti-imperialism. It’s critical to keep both traditions in mind when addressing the current crisis in Venezuela.
POPULAR
Apathy in the American Medical Association
It is well past time that they break their silence.
A mulish fool, a farce-spoiled pool and more swill from staggering misrule
No matter the mayhem, great or small,/ Dredge up “vandals did it” protocol.
Native American tribes came together to secure their rights to Colorado River water. Four...
If passed into law, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve the largest outstanding claim on the Colorado River while providing about $5 billion in federal funding to build infrastructure to transport the water across the reservations.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza
A new UN Commission report details more than 20,000 children killed, tens of thousands injured, attacks on hospitals and schools, and evidence that Palestinian children were treated not as collateral damage, but as targets.