Eric Ross on Washington’s longstanding project to shape the hemisphere in ways that would entrench U.S. power further and protect the profits of Western multinationals.
Venezuela & U.S. Imperialism in Latin America
Category: Cuba
Sanctions Kill
Speakers from four affected countries — Cuba, Nicaragua, Palestine and Venezuela — describe the deadly toll of blockades and sanctions, particularly on children under 5.
WATCH: Unspeakable Facts on JFK
James Douglass, author of JFK and the Unspeakable, recounts how Patrice Lumumba was assassinated just three days before J.F.K. took office, and where Fidel Castro was when he learned of the murder in Dallas.
VIPS MEMO: What Wider War in Venezuela Would Bring
Russia, and possibly even China, would feel obligated to enhance military support in response to a missile, air, or even drone strike on sovereign Venezuelan territory. Escalation would be almost inevitable.
Beware Trump’s Ceasefire Without UN Action
Governments of the world have the collective power to end this genocide and the brutal, illegal occupation of Palestine, writes Nicolas J. S. Davies.
What the CIA’s Covert Websites Were Hiding
Alan MacLeod on Langley’s sprawling network of hidden websites that served as global spy terminals disguised as harmless blogs, news hubs and fan pages.
American Authoritarianism
Torture, rotating judges and prosecutors and incarceration for a generation without charges or trial are all hallmarks of an authoritarian government, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Is BRICS the Way Forward?
After witnessing Cuba’s ailing economy in a recent visit, Asoka Bandarage looks beyond BRICS for an alternative to both authoritarian socialism and neoliberal capitalism.
Vijay Prashad: Meanwhile, 100s of Millions of People Die of Hunger
Enough food is produced to meet the needs of 11 billion people. Why do so many of the 8 billion people on the planet go hungry?
Rubio, Cuba & the Zionist Model
Lawrence Davidson on how the history of the Cuban American lobby, in copying the Israel lobby, has prepared the U.S. secretary of state to carry out Trump’s often unconstitutional and inhumane bidding.