El Caracazo in 1989 and the current Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela show that resistance to imperialist plunder and mass immiseration and murder of the people through the IMF-WB and the whole neoliberal project is possible and the absolute right and duty of the people.
We had thought that in the context of the global pandemic these sanctions would be weakened; instead, the U.S. has tightened its sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, hitting these countries hard with a full spectrum attack on their medical institutions and their welfare institutions.
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The failed coup in Venezuela last February and US President Obama’s declaration this March that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a “national security threat” to the United States have escaped most Filipinos’ notice. Understandably so, with the entire country preoccupied with the ongoing cover-up of another monumental blunder…
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Part 2 of 2 Part 1: The US trains its guns on Latin America once more| Venezuela in crisis? The Western press has been full of stories regarding the “crisis” in Venezuela: about the shortages and inflation, corruption, the high crime rate, and the opposition-led demonstrations of students seeking to…
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld “Make trouble, fail, make trouble again, fail again… till their doom; that is the logic of the imperialists and all reactionaries the world over in dealing with the people’s cause, and they will never go against this logic… Fight, fail, fight again, fail again, fight again… till their victory;…
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Part 1 of 2 Part 2: Venezuela in crisis? Much has been written about America’s bombing and eventual occupation of Iraq, as well as its occupation of Afghanistan. Recently, the US announced its pivot to Asia, which would translate into deploying 60 percent of its naval vessels and troops overseas…
By ROGER D. HARRIS Counterpunch With demonstrating students in the streets confronting state security forces, the recent unrest and violence in Venezuela that began on February 12th superficially bears a resemblance to the Occupy Movement that began in New York City’s Zuccotti Park on September 17, 2011. But there the similarity ends. The overwhelming character…
By JEREMY BIGWOOD NACLA International Posted by Bulatlat.com The U.S. State Department is secretly funneling millions of dollars to Latin American journalists, according to documents obtained in June under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The 20 documents released to this author—including grant proposals, awards, and quarterly reports—show that between 2007 and 2009, the State…
The pro-Chavez United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won 72 percent of the governorships in the November 23, 2008 elections and 58 percent of the popular vote, dumbfounding the predictions of most of the pro-capitalist pollsters and the vast majority of the mass media who favored the opposition. BY JAMES PETRAS INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulatlat…