Marco Rubio, Senate Complicity, and the Open Return of Empire
By Joshua Scheer The Oil Belongs to the United States? Let’s begin—and end—with the thought that says everything about this moment: the oil belongs to the United States. It is…
VENI, VIDI, VENEZUELA: Pox Americana from War-a-Iago
The long-term consequences of US actions in Venezuela demolish laws that hold together the United States and the international order.
Fears of Wider War Over Venezuela Oil as US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker
“That is a confrontation of Cold War proportions,” warned one observer.
Shell, BP Seek Return to Venezuela Following Maduro’s Abduction: Report
US and international energy firms are set to profit from exploiting Venezuela's oil reserves, which are considered the largest in the world.
Behind the DOJ’s Politicized Indictment of Maduro: A CIA-Created ‘Network’ and Coerced Star Witness
The US Department of Justice indictment of Venezuela’s kidnapped leader, Nicolas Maduro, is a political rant that relies heavily on coerced testimony from an unreliable witness. Despite DOJ edits, it…
Editorial Boards Cheer Trump Doctrine in Venezuela
Rather than worrying the US will encourage other countries to behave lawlessly, US papers could be more concerned about their own country’s lawlessness.
Chris Hedges: America the Rogue State
The evisceration of the rule of law at home and abroad solidifies America as a rogue state.
Meet Paul Singer, the Billionaire Trump Megadonor Set to Make a Killing on Venezuela Oil
“Paul Singer’s shady purchase of Citgo has everything to do with this coup.”
After Trump Threat, Venezuela’s Acting President Calls for Cooperation With the US
“Venezuela reaffirms its commitment to peace and peaceful coexistence. Our country aspires to live without external threats, in an environment of respect and international cooperation,” Rodriguez said.
Trump Will Try to Defend Aggression Toward Venezuela. It’s Still Illegal
Forcible regime change and US occupation of Venezuela are unlawful under the UN Charter.
Donroe Doctrine: Trump Attack on Venezuela Is Part of Imperial Plan To Impose US Hegemony in Latin America
Donald Trump’s bombing of Venezuela and abduction of President Maduro is part of a larger imperialist plan to impose US hegemony in Latin America, control the region’s natural resources (oil,…
‘This Is an Act of War’: CIA Carried Out Drone Strike on Port Facility Inside Venezuela
One expert called the reported drone strike a “violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution.”
How the US empire creates chaos to disrupt multipolarity
By Daniela A. Rodríguez for the Geopolitical Economy Report With the return of Donald Trump for his second term, diplomacy increasingly resembles a battlefield, rather than a paved road to…
Trump Admits He Wants To Take Venezuela’s Oil – and Give It to US Corporations
Donald Trump imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela and admitted he wants to take its oil and give it to US corporations: “We had a lot of oil there. They…
‘Venezuela Will Never Again Be a Colony’: Maduro Government Denounces Trump’s Oil Blockade
In a controversial statement, Trump has declared that the sanctioned oil belongs to the United States. Caracas rejects the statement and considers it an “imperialist naval blockade.”