Author: Gary Wilson

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The siege of Iran: Giuliani boasts that sanctions are ‘working’

January 13, 2026 Gary Wilson
On Jan. 11, at a high-priced gala in a carpeted ballroom, Rudy Giuliani let the mask slip. Speaking to a group of well-funded exiles, the former New York mayor and longtime fixer for the powerful […]
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Economic warfare and the imperialist stranglehold on Iran

January 11, 2026 Gary Wilson
On the morning of Jan. 8, Zahra Mohammadi stood in line outside a bakery in southern Tehran for three hours. When she finally reached the counter, the price of flatbread had doubled since the day […]
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U.S. uses military force to seize oil and strangle Venezuela’s economy

January 8, 2026 Gary Wilson
Another line has been crossed in the U.S. imperialist assault on Venezuela. By seizing oil tankers on the high seas, including a Russian-flagged vessel, the United States has moved from economic warfare to open military […]
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Who are Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores — and why Washington kidnapped them

January 5, 2026 Gary Wilson
On Jan. 3, 2026, the Trump administration carried out one of the most brazen acts of imperialist aggression seen in Latin America in decades. U.S. forces invaded Venezuela and seized its elected president, Nicolás Maduro, […]
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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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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 […]
U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket systems are test-fired by Taiwanese military forces at the Jiupeng base in Pingtung, Taiwan. The ongoing militarization of Chinese territory has accelerated with Washington's record $11.1 billion weapons package.
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Washington bets $11 billion on Taiwan war

January 4, 2026 Gary Wilson
Washington has taken another step toward war with China. By approving the largest weapons package ever sent to Taiwan—$11.1 billion in advanced arms—the United States has intensified a long-standing campaign to militarize Chinese territory. There […]
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While Trump spoke of peace, the CIA escalated war against Russia

January 1, 2026 Gary Wilson
While the Trump administration spoke publicly of peace talks, the CIA escalated a covert war on Russia’s oil infrastructure with the president’s approval. A recent New York Times report documents this dual track, detailing how […]
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The K-shaped economy is monopoly capitalism working as designed

December 31, 2025 Gary Wilson
What is being called a “K-shaped economy” is not a temporary distortion or the result of recent shocks, but the normal outcome of monopoly capitalism. The image suggests two trajectories diverging from a common point—one […]