US Concern for Cuba, Latin America is Spin for Intervention

US Concern for Cuba, Latin America is Spin for Intervention

The US government says it is going to help Central America fight corruption, will combat the “root causes” of migration in Mexico and Central America, and it wants to help the Cuban people with freedom too. But the US’s domestic and foreign track record demonstrates that it isn’t qualified to teach anyone about democracy, combating…

Birds of a Fascist Feather: Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia’s Crackdown on Protesters

Birds of a Fascist Feather: Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia’s Crackdown on Protesters

For exactly one month now, a nationwide strike has crippled Colombia and has been met with deadly repression by the far-right government of Ivan Duque. As trade unions have shut down major cities, halting mass transit and bringing economic gridlock to the country, government forces have responded with violence. According to government figures, at least…

How ExxonMobil Uses Divide and Rule to Get Its Way in South America

How ExxonMobil Uses Divide and Rule to Get Its Way in South America

Tensions rise between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835. Both Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro have exchanged sharp words about the status of the Essequibo region, which both countries claim. Since 1990, the two countries have pursued their claims through a United Nations “good…

Biden and the Democrats will Sow Chaos in Latin America

Biden and the Democrats will Sow Chaos in Latin America

US President Joseph Biden, a relic from Washington’s old political establishment will continue the same imperialist policies in Latin America as did his predecessors including that of Donald Trump.  There is a clear indication that Washington’s hostilities towards Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro will continue under a Biden administration.   The day before Biden’s inauguration, Reuters’…