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UN report contributes to US aggression against Venezuela

In a recent video conference, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro stated that the US government has “given the CIA the green light to carry out covert terrorist operations against oil, electrical, military, electoral and public service targets [in [...]

Security Council loss illuminates Canada’s foreign policy weaknesses

Activists building an emboldened movement for progressive reform India, Ireland, Mexico, Norway and Kenya won the June 17 elections at the 74th United Nations Assembly for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council. The two-year [...]

Hybrid war on Venezuela moves to new stage of aggression

Early in the morning on May 3, Venezuela witnessed an attempted raid on the central coast, by armed mercenary forces in speedboats, just a few kilometres from the capital city of Caracas. Just a couple of hours later, while the defensive [...]

IMF abandons Venezuelans to pandemic

On March 15, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro filed a formal request to the IMF for $5 billion of emergency funding to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. He wrote, “Only under the spirit of solidarity, brotherhood, and social discipline, we will be [...]

Uruguay, Argentina: A rising Pink Tide?

In a political environment of unrest and protests from progressive sectors against neoliberal policies in Chile and Ecuador, great expectations have been focused on two Latin American countries that had presidential elections on October 27: Uruguay [...]

Peace restored in Ecuador, after Morena forced to back down

After ten people were reported killed on the streets of Ecuador, together with about 2,000 people injured and a large number imprisoned, an agreement was reached between the Lenin Moreno government and protesters to derogate the controversial Decree [...]

The Real Venezuela: Dignified, Indivisible and Truthful

All those wondering who is in charge in Venezuela, should stop reading the biased and confusing corporate media and should look at who represents the country at the United Nations. The UN is not a perfect institution, but it is one that is clear on [...]

Argentina: Is the political pendulum swinging left again?

Argentina’s August 11 primary vote indicated quite a strong rejection of neoliberal policies in a region that has seen a wave of right-wing governments come to power in the last ten years. The current neoliberal president Mauricio Macri lagged 15 [...]

Venezuela Retains Political Control After New US Coercive Measures

In political terms the government of Venezuela had a good month of July while managing very critical economic circumstances. Reps of 120 Non Aligned Movement (NAM) countries attended their ministerial meeting in Caracas, and more than 700 delegates [...]

Washington’s Escalation Against Venezuela’s Oil

It is important to keep in mind what is the goal of imperialist escalation: The world’s largest estimated oil reserves located in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt