Why did Trump send his warships to Venezuela?
Trump’s escalation against Venezuela is about more than oil, it is about regaining control over the “natural” zone of influence of the United States at a moment where its hegemony is slipping.
The angry tide of the Latin American far right
Far-right forces are rising across Latin America and the Caribbean, armed with a common agenda of anti-communism, the culture war, and neoliberal economics
The Caribbean faces two choices: join the US attempt to intimidate Venezuela or build its own sovereignty
The US aggression against Venezuela has fomented divisions within the Caribbean, with many calling on countries like Trinidad and Tobago to refuse cooperation with the US in its military endeavors against the peoples of the region
A diary from the streets of South Korea
Perspectives from the workers of Seoul amid labor struggles, the continued subordination of South Korea’s sovereignty, the payment of most of its annual budget and reserves to the US government, the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and more.
The left wins the presidential election in Ireland by a landslide
Both Catherine Connolly and Michael D are unabashedly left-wing, absorbed by the struggle for people to live with dignity in Ireland itself and gripped by severe global challenges, particularly those posed by US imperialism.
The powerful who stand with Israel
Israel was able to carry out its live-streamed genocide in Gaza because of its powerful Western allies who supplied it with diplomatic cover and weapons
El genocidio no terminará a menos que los líderes políticos palestinos sean libres
No hay una voz palestina clara que exija reparaciones a Israel porque la propia política palestina ha sido herida por la ocupación de largo plazo y por el asesinato selectivo y el encarcelamiento de dirigentes palestinos populares por parte de Israel.
The genocide will not end until the Palestinian political leaders are free
There is no clear Palestinian voice demanding reparations from Israel because Palestinian politics itself has been wounded by the long-term occupation, and by Israel’s targeted assassination and incarceration of popular Palestinian leaders.