The late U.S. president may have done good works out of office, but in power he fomented a series of domestic and foreign policy disasters.
Chris Hedges: Don’t Deify Jimmy Carter
Category: Venezuela
US Congress Revives Cold War Tactics With New Anti-Communism School Curriculum
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.
Will Trump Step Up Attacks on Venezuela?
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.
Democracy as Theater in Which Trump & Harris Play the Villains
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.
Vijay Prashad: ‘Progressive’ Sellout of Venezuela
Many countries with supposedly centre-left or left governments have joined the U.S. in proposals that seek to undermine Venezuelan democratic processes.
Venezuela: As US Leaders Call Fraud, US Observers Endorse Results
Western media appeared as eager as the U.S. government to undermine the elections in Venezuela and agitate for political strife, writes Alan MacLeod.
A Battle for Venezuela’s Future
25 Years of Venezuelan Defiance
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.
Biden Exceeds Worst Fears About Trump
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.
A Blunt Message for Israel
This is a rare example of a very direct message delivered by one government to another at the United Nations.