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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

PSUV: Venezuela remains standing, demands Maduro’s release

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

Minutes from a video conference with international solidarity organizations outline mobilization strategy Editor’s note: The following are minutes from a videoconference held by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) with international solidarity organizations on […]

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ITUC and TUCA strongly condemn U.S. military aggression against Venezuela

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

International labor movement denounces U.S. strikes and capture of President Maduro as violation of UN Charter and regional Zone of Peace Editor’s note: The following statement was issued January 3, 2026, by the International Trade […]

‘We need allies, not war’: Los Angeles activists condemn U.S. attack on Venezuela

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

[videopress YlvTlym6] The following are remarks by John Parker of the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice and the Struggle for Socialism Party, delivered at a Jan. 3 emergency protest in Los Angeles organized by […]