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…
After Venezuela Assault, Trump and Rubio Warn Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia Could Be Next
By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams US President Donald Trump and top administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, characterized Saturday’s assault on Venezuela and abduction of the country’s…
Defying Trump, Venezuela VP Says ‘We Will Never Again Be a Colony of Any Empire’
By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the role of interim president following the US abduction of Nicolás Maduro, said in a televised address…
How to topple Elliot Abrams’ delusion: A Response to Elliot Abrams’s Latest Call for Regime Change in Venezuela
By Michelle Ellner Elliott Abrams has resurfaced with familiar instructions on how to “fix” Venezuela, a country he neither understands nor respects, yet feels entitled to rearrange like a piece…