by Roger Harris, published at Counterpunch September 2, 2026 Ever since Hugo Chávez became Venezuela’s president in 1999 and initiated the Bolivarian Revolution, the country has been under siege by the US. The aggression escalated with the kidnapping of its lawful president, part of a larger and accelerating assertion of US imperial power worldwide. The Bolivarian Revolution … Read More
https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/decapitate-venezuela by Roger D. Harris, Francisco Dominguez, María Páez Victor Washington’s assault removed Maduro but failed to destroy Chavismo, fracture the military or unleash the regime-change collapse its architects expected. “Nothing is easier than to be idealistic on behalf of others.” Karl Marx, 1858 Under cover of night, the US military kidnapped the lawful … Read More
20 August 2026 For more than six decades, the United States has pursued an illegal and inhumane blockade against Cuba that has amounted to a crime against humanity. This policy systematically deprives the Cuban people of essential medicine and food, restricts access to fuel, financial transactions, and logistical transport, and fundamentally undermines Cuba’s sovereign development. … Read More
by John Perry https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/august/joh-returns-to-honduras Photo credit: Alan Santos / PR In mid-July, Donald Trump railed on primetime TV against alleged foreign interference in US presidential elections. While commentators were sceptical, they largely ignored the long history of US meddling in other countries’ elections. In Honduras, only six months earlier, Trump’s endorsed candidate won a slim majority in an election that he … Read More
By Roger D. Harris, Francisco Dominguez, and María Paez Victor Originally published at https://popularresistance.org/venezuela-dont-blame-the-victim/ “Nothing is easier than to be idealistic on behalf of others.” Karl Marx, 1858 Under cover of night, the US military kidnapped the lawful Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and National Assembly deputy Cilia Flores on January 3, 2026. … Read More