Year: 2026

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Who is Nicolás Maduro — and why Washington kidnapped him

January 5, 2026 Gary Wilson
On Jan. 3, 2026, the Trump administration carried out one of the most open acts of imperialist aggression in the recent history of Latin America. U.S. forces invaded Venezuela and kidnapped its democratically elected president, […]
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Venezuela and the U.S. Black community

January 5, 2026 December 12th Movement International Secretariat
  Statement from the December 12th Movement International Secretariat The December 12th Movement denounces the kidnapping of President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores; the bombing of Venezuela and the murder of at least 40 […]
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Oil wealth, class power, and imperialist siege in Venezuela

January 5, 2026 Gary Wilson
The political durability of the Bolivarian Revolution is grounded in material gains won by the working class and the poor. It is anchored in a concrete social contract that transforms Venezuela’s oil wealth into improvements […]
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From the Monroe Doctrine to Caracas: how a declining empire turns to force

January 5, 2026 Gary Wilson
The jets over Caracas in the early hours of Jan. 3 were not an aberration. They were a signal. By the time the sun rose, Venezuela’s president had been kidnapped by U.S. special forces and […]
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Cuba reports 32 fighters killed in U.S. attack on Venezuela

January 5, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha
The Cuban government announced Jan. 4 that 32 Cuban citizens were killed during the U.S. military strike on Venezuela in the early morning hours of Jan. 3. The fighters were serving missions on behalf of […]
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Trump threatens war on Iran as U.S. economic stranglehold tightens

January 5, 2026 Gary Wilson
On Jan. 2, Donald Trump posted a threat on Truth Social that should alarm anyone paying attention. “If Iran shots [sic] and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America […]
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New Orleans protest denounces ICE and National Guard occupation

January 5, 2026 Gregory E. Williams
New Orleans, Jan. 2 – In downtown, dozens marched against Trump’s National Guard and ICE occupation. The action started with a rally in front of Armstrong Park. The march went through busy parts of the […]
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ICE shooting of unarmed man in Glen Burnie, Maryland, sparks people’s movement condemnation

January 4, 2026 Andrew Matatag
On Christmas Eve day in Glen Burnie, Maryland, ICE officers shot an unarmed man who was driving a van, causing him to smash into a tree.  The story the Anne Arundel Police Department tells is […]
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Stop illegal U.S. war! Protest at federal court where kidnapped President Maduro will appear

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to appear in New York City at the federal court on Monday, Jan. 5, after being illegally abducted by the Trump administration during an illegal large-scale military strike on […]
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Global Afrikan Congress condemns U.S. aggression against Venezuela, extrajudicial killings in Caribbean

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha
Statement denounces invasion as pattern of imperialist violence, connects to historical enslavement of Africans Editor’s note: The following statement was issued January 3, 2026, by the Global Afrikan Congress (GAC), a Pan-African organization dedicated to […]