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US Congress Revives Cold War Tactics With New Anti-Communism School Curriculum

corinna barnard — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:00:19 +0000

Alan MacLeod on the “Crucial Communism Teaching Act,” which is now being read in the U.S. Senate, where it is all but certain to pass. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News Congress has just passed a bill that will see the…

Will Trump Step Up Attacks on Venezuela?

corinna barnard — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:00:24 +0000

With Trump’s cabinet full of hawks, Alan MacLeod assesses the potential for the president-elect’s second administration to cause more trouble for the Maduro government. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News The re-election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United…

Democracy as Theater in Which Trump & Harris Play the Villains

corinna barnard — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:00:15 +0000

Donald Trump has been made the central character in U.S. politics around whom everything revolves. But whether he wins or loses, the imperial status quo will be unchanged, says Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Listen to Tim Foley reading…

Vijay Prashad: ‘Progressive’ Sellout of Venezuela

corinna barnard — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:00:09 +0000

Many countries with supposedly centre-left or left governments have joined the U.S. in proposals that seek to undermine Venezuelan democratic processes. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On Aug. 16, the Organization of American States (OAS), whose 1948 formation…

Venezuela: As US Leaders Call Fraud, US Observers Endorse Results

corinna barnard — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:11:37 +0000

Western media appeared as eager as the U.S. government to undermine the elections in Venezuela and agitate for political strife, writes Alan MacLeod. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News Much to the chagrin of the U.S. government, socialist candidate Nicolas…

A Battle for Venezuela’s Future

corinna barnard — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:35:54 +0000

Alan MacLeod on Nicolas Maduro versus U.S. election interference. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News With upcoming elections scheduled for July 28, the United States is working overtime to dislodge the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro. Ten individuals are vying for…

25 Years of Venezuelan Defiance

corinna barnard — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:00:37 +0000

Some of the nations that have banded together to defend the U.N. Charter — particularly Russia and China — have provided Venezuela with alternatives to the U.S.-dominated financial and trade system, writes Vijay Prashad. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social…

Biden Exceeds Worst Fears About Trump

corinna barnard — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:30:49 +0000

None of Trump’s misdeeds rise to the level of single-handedly facilitating a genocide in Gaza or taking the world closer to nuclear war than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, writes Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Listen…

A Blunt Message for Israel

Consortiumnews.com — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:00:16 +0000

This is a rare example of a very direct message delivered by one government to another at the United Nations. Samuel Moncada, Venezuela’s ambassador to the U.N., addressed the General Assembly on Tuesday. Mr. President, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela…

The ‘Biden Phase’ of the Ukraine War

corinna barnard — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:00:44 +0000

Zelensky’s visit to the White House this week comes at a defining moment, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, as the war in Ukraine has intertwined with the problems of the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan. By M.K. Bhadrakumar Indian Punchline The ground war…