Tag: Venezuela
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.
A war for oil? Bolton pushes privatization of Venezuela’s oil as...
As the Trump administration continues its attempt to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. has imposed a de facto embargo on oil from Venezuela’s state-run oil company.
Venezuela: What activists need to know about the US-led coup
“The United States has a long history of inappropriately intervening in Latin American countries. We must not go down that road again.”
Confirming US orchestration, report details Pence’s key phone call to Venezuelan...
"The U.S. had been planning this coup in Venezuela. It was the Trump administration that told the little-known opposition leader Juan Guaidó to declare himself (unelected) 'president.'"
CodePink’s Medea Benjamin disrupts Pompeo speech to denounce U.S. regime change...
Pompeo’s speech was interrupted by CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, who held a sign reading, ”OAS: Don’t Support a Coup in Venezuela.”
A coup in progress? Trump moves to oust Maduro & install...
“This is unprecedented not only in Venezuelan history, but in Latin America.”
Noam Chomsky: Members of migrant caravan ere fleeing from misery &...
National security adviser John Bolton declared Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to be part of a “troika of tyranny” and a “triangle of terror.”
Venezuela defeats US in election, now must build independent economy
To show solidarity, people in the U.S. should call for an end to sanctions and threats of regime change in Venezuela.
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Trump blames Minneapolis woman for her death as ICE shooting prompts federal intervention
As video analyses dispute official claims in the killing of Renee Nicole Good, the Trump administration assigns sole control of the investigation to federal authorities and blocks state involvement.
Why the Trade War with Canada Amounts to Self-Sabotage
The economies of both countries are so intertwined that everyone will suffer.
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid starting October 1
The federal reconciliation law also narrows Medicare and marketplace coverage, and a separate immigration rule is pushing US citizen children off Medicaid alongside their noncitizen family members.
Minnesota doctors strike for four days in a first for US hospitals
About 150 physicians at two Allina Health hospitals walked out this week after three years of bargaining over sick days, pay and a role in patient care.