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‘Political Theater’: The Truth About What Happened in Venezuela
Former Hugo Chávez adviser explains how Donald Trump replaced Nicolás Maduro, why installing Venezuela’s opposition leader might have caused a “civil war,” and what’s next.
Chris Hedges: Grand Illusion
We are cursed by what the historian Barbara Tuchman calls the “bellicose frivolity of senile empires.”
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Can the Left Resist In the Face of Increasing Repression?
Posted by Joshua Scheer In a stark warning about the collapse of organized dissent, Chris Hedges argues that the U.S. has entered an age of authoritarian consolidation, where meaningful resistance must be rebuilt from the ground up. In this vital speech journalist and author Chris Hedges examines why mass movements in the United States have […]
Is This The Grossest Thing A Trump Official Has Ever Done?
China’s New Year Africa tour capitalizes on US controversies
While the tour is traditional for Chinese foreign ministers, it would be naive to pretend that recent shocks did not shape which capitals made the itinerary.
"What Are You Hiding?" Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Says ICE Killing of Renee Good Must Be Investigated
Minnesota state investigators say the FBI is blocking them from investigating the ICE shooting of Renee Good, a mother of three and award-winning poet who was killed in her car on January 7. The federal government’s claims of immunity for the ICE officer — identified as Iraq War veteran Jonathan Ross — go against precedent, as does its refusal to cooperate with state authorities, says Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who is demanding a local and state-led investigation into Good’s homicide and an end to the Trump administration’s “smear tactics” against Good. “This is Third Reich stuff,” adds Ellison, decrying the escalation in aggressive tactics employed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis and throughout the country. “This is an unprecedented attack on American institutions.”
Saudi tightens grip on Yemen, deepening rift with UAE
The developments in Yemen, which remains divided between a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-backed Houthis, carry regional and global implications.