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Alan McPherson: A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented

What will preoccupy many regional governments in Latin America, and policy experts in Washington, is whether the White House has considered the consequences to this latest escalation.

January 4, 2026 · 13 Comments

Eric Ross: Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the U.S. Empire in Latin America

U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro

December 12, 2025 · 6 Comments

Craig Mokhiber: The UN’s Settler-Colonial Bloc

A UN grouping anchored by the Anglo countries, Israel, and European states wields disproportionate power to undermine human rights and international law.

September 9, 2024 · 9 Comments

Juan Cole: The American War from Hell, 20 Years Later

The Iraq War ruined what credibility America had as a pillar of international order in the global south and gave Putin cover for his own atrocity.

March 15, 2023 · 7 Comments

Marc Jampole: Murdering Suleimani

Suleimani was not a “bad” man. Killing him was morally wrong, probably illegal and certainly a catalyst for much future bloodshed.

January 8, 2020 · 6 Comments

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