Donald Trumpās rhetoric and actions against Iran, Venezuela and Cuba over the last year have few parallels in modern history. They have…
The threat of another US invasion of Venezuela is on the agenda under the fascist Trump governmentĀ and this panel looks at that…
When Donald Trump assumed the presidency in January 2025, the Pink Tide governments in Latin America were losing ground. The approval rating…
Trumpās belligerence toward Venezuelaāmilitary actions off its coast, demonization of Venezuelan immigrants and their mass deportation, and the stiffening of sanctionsāhas deepened…
In recent days, the United States deployed 5,000 Marines to the Caribbean, including three guided-missile destroyers stationed near the Venezuelan coast. At…
One of the most important debates on the left over the past century has centered on how to assess governments committed to…
Criticism of Venezuelan president NicolĆ”s Maduro from a leftist perspective is absolutely necessary and some of it comes from those who, to…
Gabriel Hetlandās article āCapitalism and Authoritarianism in Maduroās Venezuela,ā published in New Labor Forum and then reposted in Links and other webpages,…
A slightly abridged version of this article was published in Jacobin. Indignation and resistance to Donald Trumpās bullying, deportations, and economic reprisals…
During his first term, President Donald Trump exerted a āmaximum pressureā campaign against perceived U.S. adversaries in Latin America and elsewhere. Among…
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