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Anti-Maduro Leader Accepts Nobel Peace Prize as US Campaign Escalates
Alejandro Velasco, a historian of modern Latin America, discusses the latest Venezuela developments.
Venezuela Calls US Oil Tanker Seizure “Piracy” as Trump Says US Will Keep Oil
Experts say the seizure is likely illegal and represents an expansion of US sanctions enforcement.
Trump Says Maduro’s “Days Are Numbered” as Admin Prepares “Day After” Plans
Administration officials are reportedly preparing plans for various potential scenarios involving Maduro’s ouster.
68 Cities, Counties, and States Will Increase Their Minimum Wage on January 1
As Trump calls affordability a “con job,” state and local governments are taking the lead on raising wages.
From the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro, US Imperialism Grips Latin America
When Washington interferes in other nations, the outcome is never stability or democracy but their absolute negation.
Family of Colombian Man Killed in Boat Strike Files Complaint Against US
This is the first known filing of its kind, and comes amid increasing scrutiny over the military’s boat strike campaign.
Critics Warn “Trump Accounts” Won’t Address Most Families’ Needs
The program is “another giveaway to the richest Americans that leaves everyone else further behind," one critic said.
The Thanksgiving Myth Hides the US’s Inability to Reckon With Its Own History
“I’m not against giving thanks. I’m against celebrating a falsehood,” says Choctaw historian A. S. Dillingham.
Trump’s Venezuela Campaign Is Part of a Broader Regional Plan, Experts Say
“It’s not just about Venezuela,” says scholar Alexander Aviña as US military activity across the Caribbean grows.
Poll Shows 70 Percent in US Disapprove of Striking Venezuela as Trump Mulls War
The US has built up the largest military presence in Latin America in decades off the coast of Venezuela.