Latin America

"The gallery of the revolution" at a bar in the 23 de Enero neighborhood of Caracas. Left to right: Fidel Castro, Simón Bolívar, Jesus Christ, Hugo Chávez, Che Guevara, Salvador Allende, Néstor Kirchner. (Eneas De Troya / CC BY 2.0)

The global meaning of the US attack on Venezuela

William I Robinson — Beyond the seizure of Venezuela’s oil and mineral resources, the January 3 invasion is inscribed within the epochal crisis of global capitalism.
No war for oil

Venezuela: It’s much more than oil

Don Fitz — Greenland is closer to Venezuela than they appear on a map.
Trumps assault on the Caribbean

Behind Trump’s assault on the Caribbean

Yoletty Bracho and Franck Gaudichaud analyse Trump’s imperialist escalation in the Caribbean and its implications for the Venezuelan people.
US military helicopter

Joint statement: Stop the US military aggression in the Caribbean! Hands off Venezuela!

We are deeply concerned over the recent military escalation in the Caribbean and the aggression against Venezuela by the imperialist US.
Venezuela military aggression

(Updated) Statements: US hands off Venezuela, Colombia and Latin America

A collection of statements oppose US military aggression against Venezuela, Colombia and Latin America.
Trump Maduro

Venezuela: The imperialist threat and possible scenarios

Luís Bonilla-Molina — If Maduro was already engaged in open negotiations with the US, why then the unprecedented military deployment against Venezuela?
Crisis in Venezuela graphic

Venezuela: Between crisis and invasion

Mau Baiocco takes an in depth look at the crisis in Venezuela as Trump ramps up US aggression.
Lula and Petro

Trump’s provocations are bolstering Latin America’s left

Steve Ellner — Across Latin America, Donald Trump’s aggressive moves is uniting progressive forces in opposition and bolstering the left’s political prospects.
Caribbean military buildup

The context and significance of María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize

Luís Bonilla-Molina — María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize has sparked an unusual debate on social media. Understanding its implications requires a structural analysis to comprehend the political operation behind it.
Havana Cuba

What a trip to Cuba meant for a US student in the 21st century

Samuel Barney — Cubans have taken a great stride towards human emancipation through their revolution. We in the US would do well to acknowledge that.
Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Venezuelan American community at the Florida International University Ocean Bank Convocation Center on February 18, 2019, in Miami, Florida.

With Trump, polarization among Venezuelans reaches new heights

Steve Ellner — Washington’s Venezuela policy has intensified divisions within the opposition, revealing class divides and fears over the fallout from a potential US invasion.
Transport workers, university students, and Generation Z groups—represented by the One Piece symbol—leading the march toward Congress in Lima. (Stifs Paucca Suárez)

Peru’s Gen Z helps bring down the president

Lucero Chávez — Inspired by a global wave of protest, Peru's youth protesters have turned social media outrage into mass mobilization against corruption and repression.

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