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The Long Roots of Venezuela’s Communal Road to 21st Century Socialism

Excerpt from “Back to the Future” by Chris Gilbert https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/19/back-to-the-future-the-long-roots-of-venezuelas-communal-tradition/ (The full piece is behind a paywall). Despite the change-over from Trump to Biden, the US continues its financial, commercial and clandestine attacks on Venezuela, and its claims that the country is a dictatorship, even though the Chavista Socialist Party has won numerous free and fair elections. This article examines some of the historical and theoretical bases for the Venezuelan effort to [...]

By |2022-01-01T01:24:47-05:00January 1st, 2022|Activism, Anarchism, Anti-capitalism, Historical, Indigenous Nations, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, News, Politics, Socialism, Solidarity, Venezuela|0 Comments
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Elections in Central, South America Show a New “Pink Tide”

by   Michael Novick As Change-Links was going to press, voters in Honduras appeared to have elected the left candidate for president, ending 12-years of a coup-based conservative government (installed after Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed off on the overthrow of the elected president, Manuel Zelaya). According to Reuters, "Leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro raced to an early lead in the Honduran presidential election on Sunday, November 28, partial election [...]

By |2021-12-02T01:34:19-05:00December 2nd, 2021|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Brazil, Honduras, Indigenous, Indigenous Nations, Latin America, Michael Novick, Movements, News, Politics, Poverty, Venezuela|0 Comments
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Biden Continues Trump’s Sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua

Biden Keeps Trump Inhumane Policy on Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua Report from Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) Venezuela MercoPress: Biden picks for Western Hemisphere career diplomat who favors sanctions against Venezuela  Biden’s candidate for the office of Undersecretary of the State Department for the Western Hemisphere, Brian A. Nichols, has said sanctions against the Nicolás Maduro regime must continue. Nichols also said that “the extensive efforts of Russia, China, Iran, Turkey and others [...]

By |2021-05-29T23:34:37-05:00May 29th, 2021|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Biden, Cuba, Donald Trump, Human Rights, Latin America, Movements, Peace, Politics, Security and Insecurity, Solidarity, Venezuela, War|0 Comments
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Venezuela in the Cross-Hairs of the US Empire

Biden Continues Trump Policies Towards Venezuela https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15100  Excerpts: New Secretary of State Antony Blinken told members of the US Senate that recently inaugurated President Biden will continue to recognize Venezuelan self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaido as that country’s legitimate leader. Blinken also claimed the Biden administration would look to use unilateral sanctions “more effectively” in its efforts to oust the Maduro government. Former White House Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams told [...]

By |2021-01-30T04:11:27-05:00January 30th, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Donald Trump, Elections, Indigenous, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, National Security, News, Peace, Peace and War, Politics, Protests and Rallies, Socialism, Solidarity, Venezuela, Voting|0 Comments
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US Fabricates Pretext for Sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela

Heraldo Cubano: Estados Unidos y su poca imaginación. Por Arthur González (English translation follows below) Los yanquis han inventado tantas mentiras contra la Revolución cubana desde 1959, que ya no tienen imaginación creativa para construir otras falsedades para acusar a Cuba. Desde asesinatos, torturas, falsas leyes para privar a los padres de la patria potestad de sus hijos, inventadas violaciones de los derechos humanos, fabricación de opositores que resultaron ser aprovechados del [...]

By |2020-05-20T02:43:58-05:00May 20th, 2020|COVID-19, Cuba, Historical, Latin America, Movements, News, Peace and War, Venezuela|0 Comments
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Venezuela’s Surprising Victory Against COVID-19

Venezuela’s Coronavirus Response Might Surprise You httpss://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/14824 By Leonardo Flores - Common Dreams - March 26, 2020 Within a few hours of being launched, over 800 Venezuelans in the U.S. registered for an emergency flight from Miami to Caracas through a website run by the Venezuelan government. This flight, offered at no cost, was proposed by President Nicolás Maduro when he learned that 200 Venezuelans were stuck in the United States following his government’s [...]

By |2020-03-26T16:48:32-05:00March 26th, 2020|Activism, Beyond Capitalism, COVID-19, Cuba, Donald Trump, Health, Health, Health Care, Human Rights, Latin America, Movements, News, Peace, Politics, Socialism, Solidarity, Venezuela, War|0 Comments
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Coronavirus, Militarism and the End of an Illusion

Coronavirus, Militarism and the End of an Illusion Black Alliance For Peace 25 Mar 2020 People are waking people up to the fact that the US state and government does not belong to them but to a capitalist class that is only looking out for itself. “The ‘sheltering in place’ order is starting to look like a convenient tool for the state to manage the growing frustration, fear and anger.” “The nation that [...]

By |2020-03-25T15:22:19-05:00March 25th, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Justice/Injustice, Movements, News, Obama, Peace, Peace Vigils, Politics, Poverty, Protests and Rallies, Solidarity, Venezuela|0 Comments
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Sanctions Kill at All Times – End the Sanctions on Iran, Venezuela

Why Sanctions During a Pandemic are Cruel by Vijay Prashad – Paolo Estrada - March 18, 2020 Swiftly moves the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), dashing across continents, skipping over oceans, terrifying populations in every country. The numbers of those infected rises, as do the numbers of those who have died. Hands are being washed, tests are being done, and social distance has become a new phrase. It is unclear how devastating this pandemic will [...]

By |2020-03-23T15:27:04-05:00March 23rd, 2020|Activism, Commentary, Historical, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Justice/Injustice, Peace and War, Russia, Security and Insecurity, Solidarity, Venezuela, Vijay Prashad|0 Comments
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Whitewashing Neoliberal Repression

Whitewashing Neoliberal Repression in Chile and Ecuador by Lucas Koerner, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting httpss://fair.org/home/whitewashing-neoliberal-repression-in-chile-and-ecuador/   Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, people are rising up against right-wing, US-backed governments and their neoliberal austerity policies.   Currently in Chile, the government of billionaire Sebastian Piñera has deployed the army to crush nationwide demonstrations against inequality sparked by a subway fare hike.   In Ecuador, indigenous peoples, workers and students recently brought [...]

By |2019-11-05T03:36:22-05:00November 5th, 2019|Activism, Capitalism, Commentary, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, Politics, Solidarity, Venezuela|0 Comments
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Letter to the Editor: Bernie, Stop Attacking Venezuela

Dear friends and Bernie Sanders Supporters, What follows is my response to the Bernie campaign asking for financial support...which I have been giving...but will discontinue until he changes his rhetoric ( and hopefully his position) attacking Venezuela.  We cannot afford another war mongering president ready to support destructive US policies and invasions.  Repeating corporate media lies supporting the destabilization of another sovereign country is a very very disturbing thing for any candidate.  [...]

By |2019-10-02T05:44:34-05:00October 2nd, 2019|Activism, Bernie Sanders, Commentary, Latin America, Letters, Letters to the Editor, Movements, Politics, Venezuela|0 Comments
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3rd Annual Left Coast Forum Postponed

The third annual Left Coast Forum will be held this year on a date and venue to be determined after a conflict on scheduling arose at Occidental College. The keynote speakers are: Melina Abdullah – an outspoken, deeply passionate Black Lives Matter activist as well as the Chair of the Pan African Department at the California State University Los Angeles Mario Solis-Marich – a seasoned political consultant, radio and tv host and [...]

By |2019-10-02T05:29:22-05:00October 2nd, 2019|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black Lives Matter, Cuba, Events, Gentrification/Displacement, Healthcare, Human Rights, Independent Media, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Latin America, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Michael Novick, National Security, Peace, Peace and War, Police Brutality, Politics, Puerto Rico, Socialism, Unions, Unity, Venezuela, War, Whistleblowers|0 Comments
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Ongoing Coup Attempt: US Already Interfering in Upcoming Venezuelan Elections

US Already Interfering in Upcoming Venezuelan Elections By: teleSUR -United World International-mrs   US President Donald Trump has maintained strong economic pressure against Venezuela, having signed numerous decrees blocking the assets of the Venezuelan authorities within U.S. jurisdiction. Giants such as the Central Bank of Venezuela and the state-owned oil company PDVSA were also included in the sanctions list.   Now, Washington has announced it will even impose sanctions against foreign citizens [...]

By |2019-09-05T17:06:08-05:00September 5th, 2019|Anti-capitalism, Columbia, Donald Trump, Ecology, Latin America, Politics, Venezuela|0 Comments
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