Tag Archive: South America/Venezuela
U.S. Exceptionalism Surges Again—Will It Fly?
Released for Syndication: 03/01/2021
In a statement marking the “return” of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council on February 24, Secretary of State Antony...
Full ArticleThe Illegal Blockade of Venezuela and the Anti-Blockade Law
Released for Syndication: 02/25/2021
On February 21, 2021, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro made a statement in honor of the 173rd anniversary of the publication of The Communist Manifesto...
Full ArticleHow ExxonMobil Uses Divide and Rule to Get Its Way in South America
Released for Syndication: 02/03/2021
Tensions rise between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835. Both Guyana’s President Irfaan...
Full ArticleThe U.S. Is Trying to Provoke a Soft Coup in Cuba
Released for Syndication: 01/22/2021
We are in the era of soft coups. Old-fashioned coups d’état and invasions get terrible press. The images of U.S. troops invading the Dominican...
Full ArticleChomsky and Prashad: Why Neoliberal Leaders Who Failed to Protect Their Countries From COVID-19 Must Be Investigated
Released for Syndication: 01/21/2021
Warnings that the oxygen supply was running out in the city of Manaus, Brazil, came to local and federal government officials a week before...
Full ArticleHow a Lawbreaking International Coalition Failed to Overthrow Venezuela’s Government
Released for Syndication: 01/12/2021
On January 5, 2021, the newly elected National Assembly took its seats in Venezuela’s capital. That day the Lima Group released a statement most...
Full ArticleChomsky and Prashad: Three Major Threats to Life on Earth That We Must Address in 2021
Released for Syndication: 01/05/2021
Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence...
Full ArticleColombia’s President Shows His Disdain for Democracy and Venezuelans
Released for Syndication: 12/23/2020
On December 8, a Conviasa flight prepared to take off from Caracas, Venezuela, for Mexico City. It planned to carry 200 election observers and...
Full ArticleEven the Opposition Believes Venezuela’s Election Was Legitimate
Released for Syndication: 12/11/2020
Before the National Assembly elections on December 6 in Venezuela, the United States government began a campaign to delegitimize the process. The U.S. government...
Full ArticleVenezuela Wins Simply by Holding an Election
Released for Syndication: 12/01/2020