Latin America

Protesters across North America say: ‘No U.S. war on Venezuela!’

February 28, 2019 UNAC Editor Featured, Imperial Wars, Latin America, Protest, Venezuela

By Betsey Piette and Kathy Durkin posted on Workers World, February 26, 2019 U.S. threats to invade Venezuela, along with Trump’s efforts to instigate a coup d’état, were answered on Feb. 23 by demonstrations in 150 cities across the U.S. and worldwide. The rallying cry for this International Day of Action was “No U.S. War on Venezuela!” February 23 marked[…]

The War on Venezuela is Built on Lies

February 27, 2019 UNAC Editor Human Rights, Racism, Revolution, Venezuela

2016 protests against removal of Chávez and Bolivar images from National Assembly. (Wikimedia) by John Pilger, Published on Consortium News, February 25, 2019 Travelling with Hugo Chavez, I soon understood the threat of Venezuela. At a farming co-operative in Lara state, people waited patiently and with good humor in the heat. Jugs of water and melon juice were passed around. A guitar was[…]

Venezuela Coverage Takes Us Back to Golden Age of Lying About Latin America

February 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Propaganda, Venezuela

by Mark Cook, Published on Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, February 22, 2019 I was sitting in my apartment in Caracas, Venezuela, reading the online edition of Time magazine (5/19/16), which carried a report that there was not even something as basic as aspirin to be found anywhere in Venezuela: “Basic medicines like aspirin are nowhere to be found.” I[…]

SF Labor Council says ‘No’ to U.S. intervention in Venezuela

February 24, 2019 UNAC Editor Imperial greed, Labor, Latin America, Venezuela

Photo: Protesters on Wall Street, February 23, in support of Venezuelan sovereignty. Published on Workers World, February 22, 2019 The following resolution was adopted by the Delegates Meeting of the San Francisco Labor Council (AFL-CIO) on Feb. 11, 2019. Whereas, Trump administration officials have openly declared their intention to overthrow the democratically elected government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro; and[…]

Media hype confronts reality on the Venezuela-Colombia border

February 16, 2019 UNAC Editor Latin America, Venezuela

Photo by Mauricio Duenas/EPA-EFE By Marco Terrugi, from TeleSUR, Translated from Spanish by Michael Otto for Workers World, February 15, 2019 Feb. 10 — The cameras are pointed at the border between Venezuela and Colombia. The stage is presented as a gate about to collapse. Everything seems ready, just waiting for the appropriate day that, according to the declarations of[…]

Trump, Democrats and International Fascists Attack Venezuela

February 12, 2019 UNAC Editor Latin America, Political Corruption, Venezuela

By Margaret Kimberley, Published on Black Agenda Report, Freedom Rider, January 30, 2019 Trump’s attempt to overthrow the Venezuelan government has been joined by fellow fascists around the world, including most of the Democratic Party. “Trump and Pompeo are behaving no differently than Obama and Clinton did in Libya.” During the 2016 presidential campaign this columnist wrote, “Who’s the Fascist?”[…]

The Black Working Class Will Never Abandon Venezuela!

February 12, 2019 UNAC Editor Latin America, Racism, Venezuela

Statement from The Black Alliance for Peace “The struggles of the Black working-class, united around a national program must have international solidarity and must be understood within the context of an anti-imperialist struggle against global capitalism and the US-led imperialist global economic, military and political infrastructure. For the Black working-class and the Black liberation movement not to struggle against capitalism, is not to be engaged[…]

UNAC Statement on the U.S. Led Coup in Venezuela

February 10, 2019 UNAC Editor Featured, Imperialism, Latin America, Protest, Venezuela

UNAC Emergency Call to Action… U.S. Hands Off Venezuela! No to the U.S.-orchestrated Coup! Self-determination for Venezuela! All out on February 23 and March 30! The U.S. imperial colossus is poised once again to launch a regime change invasion and war on Venezuela. The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), in alliance with hundreds of antiwar and social justice organizations across[…]

Why the Black Alliance for Peace Opposes U.S. Intervention in Venezuela

February 10, 2019 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples, Latin America, Venezuela

Hands Off Venezuela Protest, London, January 28, 2019 The following statement was released on Jan. 25 by the Black Alliance for Peace and published on Workers World. We, the members of the Black Alliance for Peace, uphold our political stance in the face of aggressions waged by the United States. Two of BAP’s core principles are an unwavering commitment to[…]

Corporate Titans Target Venezuela

February 10, 2019 UNAC Editor Latin America, Socialism, U.S. Aggression, Venezuela

Venezuelans took to the streets in August 2017 in response to Trump’s comment that he would consider the “military option” against Venezuela. (Photo: PSUV) by John Lesnick, from Counterpunch, February 6, 2019 Ruling elites have united behind the Trump administration in its illegal, unjust and brutal attempt to meddle in the internal affairs of Venezuela. Democrats and Republicans alike have[…]