The Cartel That Never Existed—Except When Washington Needed It
In 1993, 60 Minutes aired a report detailing how the CIA recruited Venezuelan military officer Gen. Ramón Guillén Dávila, enabling the shipment of roughly 22 tons of cocaine into U.S.…
Rubio Says “Not a War” as Trump Threatens Half the Hemisphere
By Joshua Scheer Welcome to another day in the empire we might as well call 1984. Marco Rubio, who only yesterday said the U.S. didn’t need congressional approval because the…
Oil, Power, and Empire: Why the U.S. Is Targeting Venezuela Now
“What the United States is telling the rest of the world is that it believes it has the right to overthrow any government it doesn’t like.” on the latest Geopolitical…
WE’LL CONTROL THE OIL! — TRUMP BOASTS AFTER SECRET RAID AS WASHINGTON POST CHEERS ARREST
By Joshua Scheer In a reprehensible editorial, The Washington Post praised the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, calling the U.S.-led operation as “Justice in Venezuela” saying it was “one…
Trump Slashes US Humanitarian Aid Pledge as His Cuts Kill Hundreds of Thousands Globally
By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams The Trump administration on Monday announced a commitment of $2 billion to United Nations humanitarian assistance efforts, a fraction of what the US has…
From Caracas to Congress: Trump’s Blockade Draws Condemnation and Resistance
By Joshua Scheer This post was originally intended as a year-in-review from BreakThrough News, covering major developments in Venezuela and Latin America—from the freeing of certain drug lords to U.S.…
Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Outlines Imperial Intentions for Latin America
By Michael Fox for Truthout On Wednesday, December 10, Donald Trump announced that the United States had seized a tanker in the Caribbean carrying more than 1.6 million barrels of…
Honduras Accuses Trump of ‘Electoral Coup’ Interference as U.S. Seizes Venezuelan Ship
Joshua S Honduras is facing a deep political crisis as President Xiomara Castro warns that an “electoral coup” is unfolding, accusing powerful business and political elites of trying to block…
The Trump Corollary
U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro By Eric Ross for TomDispatch In recent months, the Trump administration has escalated a decades-long campaign against the Venezuelan…
Aaron Maté on Liberalism’s Contradictions: Russia, Israel, and U.S. Hegemony
In this incisive interview from December 2, 2025 with The Institute of Art and Ideas, independent journalist Aaron Maté examines the contradictions within modern liberalism, exploring how its principles often…
Trump, Honduras, and Election Interference: Ben Norton Calls Out ‘Blatant Fraud’
By: Joshua Scheer/Columnist Trump is clearly upset about the Honduran election; no one should be surprised. I would be too, if I spent so much time and energy trying to…
‘Furious Backlash’ Inside Pentagon as Hegseth Seeks to Avoid Blame for Deadly War Crimes
By: Brad Reed Original to Common Dreams Finger-pointing has reportedly begun inside the Pentagon as the Trump White House has tried to shield US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from taking…
Trump and Rubio’s Venezuela Play: Regime Change Under the Guise of the Drug War
By: Joshua Scheer There is a running theme today, but it is vital to understand that what is happening in Venezuela is unacceptable. I have added reporting from Venezuelanalysis.com about…
Patrick Lawrence: Pardon Me?
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Wandering among the media over the Thanksgiving weekend…. On Saturday I read that President Trump announced the previous day that he intends to…
Trump Gaza Plan Condemned as ‘Concentration Camps Within a Mass Concentration Camp’
By: Stephen Prager Common Dreams A new Trump administration plan to put Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied parts of Gaza into “residential compounds” is raising eyebrows among international observers, who…