Oil shipments to Cuba have virtually stopped, writes Marjorie Cohn. Lack of electricity has led to widespread blackouts, impacting hospitals and essential services. Cuba’s oil reserves could be totally depleted by March.
Marco Rubio’s [peripheral] personal ties to drug trafficking underscore a deep irony in the Trump administration’s attempts to use the drug war as a means of achieving their imperialist goals in Latin America.
The author advises the Security Council to fulfill its responsibilities by immediately affirming a series of actions in response to the U.S. attacks on Venezuela.
Jake Johnson reports on the Progressive International declaration: “The ‘Trump corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine is the single greatest threat to peace and prosperity that the Americas confront today.”
Catherine Connolly’s rise to the Irish presidency marks a progression in global politics we ought not miss. A critical mass is gathering against the Zionist state.
Michelle Ellner on the Trump administration’s use of Puerto Rico as a launchpad for war on Venezuela.
The world broke its silence at the U.N. late last month, but force alone is what counts for Trump and Netanyahu, who propose to stand astride the world like co-emperors.
The U.S. is now expected to pressure other countries not to sign on to the joint action plan announced by the 12 countries in Bogota, Mick Hall reports.
Alan MacLeod on the global influence of the U.S. agency that has been hit by a funding pause.
Hundreds of millions of people from the Americas to China have been killed or subdued so a small part of the world — the North Atlantic — could enrich itself. That is madness.