U.S. Sanctions: Economic Sabot...

Jun 17, 2019 by

Whether in Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea or one of the 20 countries under the boot of U.S. sanctions, the Trump administration is using its economic weight to try to exact regime change or major policy changes in countries around the globe

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HUNGRY VENEZUELANS FLEE IN BOA...

Nov 27, 2016 by

HUNGRY VENEZUELANS FLEE IN BOATS TO ESCAPE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE

[Translate] By NICHOLAS CASEY  NYTIMES Photo Migrants preparing to board the smugglers’ boats that will take them from Venezuela to...

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“I’m still angry”: Oliver Ston...

Sep 22, 2016 by

“I’m still angry”: Oliver Stone slams “superficial election,” media “idiots,” Orwellian U.S. politics

[Translate] SALON.COM The award-winning director of “Snowden” condemned U.S. warmongering and foreign policy in an...

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WITNESSING A ‘COMPLETE C...

Aug 10, 2016 by

WITNESSING A ‘COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF SOCIETY’ IN VENEZUELA

[Translate] Olivier Laurent @olivierclaurent  TIME “I’m very scared of how it will end,” says photographer Alvaro Ybarra...

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CHILDREN’S DRAWINGS SHOW...

Aug 2, 2016 by

CHILDREN’S DRAWINGS SHOW WHAT HUNGER LOOKS LIKE IN VENEZUELA

[Translate] The South American country’s failing economy has left schoolkids subsisting on water and corn cakes. A girl eats a...

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THE DESPERATE PLIGHT OF PETROS...

May 26, 2016 by

THE DESPERATE PLIGHT OF PETROSTATES

[Translate]   By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG Deepwater Horizon Response / CC BY-ND 2.0 This piece first...

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MAJOR OIL COMPANIES TREAD CAUT...

May 23, 2016 by

MAJOR OIL COMPANIES TREAD CAUTIOUSLY TOWARD RENEWABLES

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Nigeria’s Niger Delta has suffered severe damage from...

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POPULAR PROTESTS ARE SPREADING...

Jul 12, 2015 by

[Translate] Crowds gathered after former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt was found guilty of crimes against humanity. (AP...

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How Resource Extraction in Lat...

Apr 15, 2015 by

How Resource Extraction in Latin America Poses Serious Environmental, Economic and Health Questions

[Translate] Environment The most challenging question is whether increasing extraction today can lay the foundation for decreasing...

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Don’t Believe Media Coverage o...

Mar 5, 2015 by

Don’t Believe Media Coverage of Venezuela

[Translate] Sonali Kolhatkar   TRUTHDIG By Sonali Kolhatkar   Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks at rally in Bolivar Square...

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