Washington’s crippling sanctions on Venezuela remain in place despite one of the country’s worst-ever natural disasters, Brett Wilkins reports.
Despite Earthquake, Trump Keeps Sanctions on Venezuela
Tag: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
Judge May Reconsider Dismissing Maduro’s Case
While affirming that the right to present a defense is “paramount,” the judge in New York refused to dismiss the case against the president and first lady of Venezuela — for now, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Trump’s Cruelty Is Strangling Cuba
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.
A Lawless Presidency
The catastrophe we all witnessed in Caracas — the result of expanding presidential power — is a body blow to the U.S. Constitution, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Jonathan Cook: 4 Observations on Maduro Kidnap
A unipolar world leaves all of us prey to Trump’s destabilizing gangsterism and a rapacious, destructive, U.S. corporate capitalism.
Hedges Report: America the Rogue State
Iraqis, a million of whom were killed during the U.S. war and occupation, know what comes next for Venezuela. The reigning gangsters will use the threat of death and destruction to procure subservience.
Behind the DOJ’s Politicized Indictment of Maduro
Max Blumenthal says the 25-page political rant could help make more Americans aware of the C.I.A.’s own history of drug trafficking.
Maduro & Flores Plead Not Guilty in US Court
Maduro described himself as a prisoner of war and said he remains Venezuela’s president. The next hearing is scheduled for March.
Trump’s Act of War
This is from the same playbook that destroyed Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and perpetrated coups across Asia, Africa and Latin America, write Medea Benjamin and Michelle Ellner.
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.