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How ExxonMobil uses divide and rule to get its way in South America

February 4, 2021 Vijay Prashad
Tensions rise between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835. Both Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro have exchanged sharp words about the status of the […]
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The negative repercussions of ‘sanctions’

February 4, 2021 Pasqualina Curcio
At the invitation of President Nicolás Maduro, Dr. Alena Douhan will visit our nation. Dr. Douhan is the Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Commission covering the negative impact that unilateral coercive measures has […]
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National Assembly elections in Venezuela: A blow to regime change

December 12, 2020 Leonardo Flores
Venezuela held legislative elections on December 6 and, as has become the norm, the U.S. and sectors of the opposition that boycotted the election are claiming fraud without presenting evidence. The coalition of parties supporting […]
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Chavismo wins a majority in the National Assembly. What’s next?

December 8, 2020 Marco Teruggi
The new National Assembly in Venezuela will have a Chavista majority. According to the preliminary numbers, 31% of the electoral roll voted, in a context marked by economic crisis, calls for non-participation, and an international deployment […]
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Venezuela wins simply by holding an election

December 3, 2020 Vijay Prashad and Carlos Ron
On December 6, the Venezuelan people will vote for a new National Assembly. Ordinarily, there is nothing unusual about this, nor would this be newsworthy outside Venezuela. Ever since the election of Hugo Chávez to […]
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How Venezuela has held back COVID-19 in spite of the U.S. sanctions stranglehold on its economy

November 3, 2020 Vijay Prashad
María Lourdes Urbaneja Durant tells Vijay Prashad that despite sabotage by the U.S., Venezuela has been able to curb the spread of COVID-19 through “participation of the people” Not for one minute during this pandemic […]
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The stage is set for a Venezuela October surprise

September 3, 2020 Leonardo Flores
The hybrid war against Venezuela is intensifying as the U.S. presidential campaign is heating up. The Trump administration and its Venezuelan and international allies have set the stage for an October surprise, a possible attack […]
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U.S. threatens ‘piracy’ while Iran and Venezuela continue trade

July 19, 2020 Cheryl LaBash
The U.S. has not backed off attempts to block Iran-Venezuela trade. The new attacks are asset forfeiture through U.S. courts targeting “shipping companies, insurers, certifiers and flag states that register vessels,” according to a July […]
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U.S. special forces, mercenaries terrorize Colombia and Venezuela

June 25, 2020 Scott Scheffer
At a press conference in January 2019, then-White House National Security Advisor John Bolton made sure a notepad that had the words “5,000 U.S. troops to Colombia” scrawled on it was visible for photographers. Pretending […]
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Iranian oil tankers arrive in gas-poor Venezuela

May 25, 2020 Marco Teruggi
May 24 — The first of five Iranian oil tankers, named Fortune, entered Venezuelan waters on Saturday night where it was received by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB). Its arrival was an event followed […]