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Solidarity with the peoples of Cuba and Iran: British Communists
Britain's Communist Party has condemned the latest threats against Cuba and challenged the British government to uphold international law. At the party's Political Committee on Sunday (January 11) , general secretary Robert Griffiths was responding to President Trump's announcement that the 64-year long economic embargo embargo on Cuba would now include all exports of Venezuela oil to the Caribbean island. US forces have also hijacked Venezuelan and Russian-flagged oil tanker

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3 days ago2 min read


Trump threatens, Cuba responds
In yet another demented social media rant, Donald Trump threatened Cuba today saying that the embargoed nation would no longer be allowed to get any oil from Venezuela. “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. He also accused Cuba of "extortion" against Venezuela, especially ironic given that his government bombed Caracas, kidnapped its president a

The Left Chapter
5 days ago2 min read


Hands off Venezuela!: Statements from Communists in Brazil, Catalonia, Germany, Ireland and Sweden
Total repudiation of the U.S. terrorist attack against Venezuela! Organize the anti-imperialist resistance! Political Statement from the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) The Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) publicly condemns the U.S. aggression against Venezuela, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, January 3rd, in various cities across the country, particularly in the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira, as well as the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and

The Left Chapter
Jan 68 min read


Down with the Imperialist boot in Venezuela and Latin America!
Joint Statement by Communist and Workers’ Parties Joint Statement by Communist and Workers’ Parties The undersigned Communist and Workers’ Parties strongly condemn the criminal bombings carried out by the United States against the city of Caracas and other areas of Venezuela in the early hours of 3 January. This military imperialist attack constitutes a serious violation of the sovereignty of an independent state and is directed against the interests of the people of Venezuel

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Jan 62 min read


Indian Left Parties release joint statement condemning US aggression on Venezuela
The following is the joint statement issued by the five Indian Left Parties condemning the US aggression on Venezuela: We strongly denounce and condemn the US aggression against Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. This is an attack carried out against a sovereign nation in blatant violation of the UN Charter. The US President, Donald Trump, in his address stated that they would capture the oil reserves of Venezuela, laying bare

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Jan 42 min read


The Angry Tide of the Latin American far right
José Antonio Kast campaigning in Chile in October -- Equipo Kast, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they always speak loudly and aggressively. Testosterone leaks from their pores, a toxic sweat that has spread across the region. It would be easy to say that this is the impact of Donald Trump’s own brand of neo-fascism, but this is not true. Th

The Left Chapter
Nov 29, 20258 min read


Most International Airlines Servicing Venezuela Suspend Flights as US Intensifies Pressure
Simón Bolívar International Airport By Ricardo Vaz Multiple international airlines have suspended flights to and from Caracas amidst a heightened US military presence in the Caribbean, after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issuance of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Friday. Iberia (Spain), TAP (Portugal), LATAM (Chile), Avianca (Colombia) and Turkish Airlines (Turkey) were among the companies to cancel upcoming flights connecting the Venezuelan capital to internation

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Nov 27, 20254 min read


A escalada militar de Trump contra a Venezuela repete o modelo da Guerra do Iraque
Com a suspensão do diálogo entre os EUA e a Venezuela, o avistamento de bombardeiros B-52 dos EUA no espaço aéreo venezuelano e os novos ataques letais dos EUA no Caribe, os EUA parecem estar acelerando sua marcha rumo à guerra com a Venezuela. Donald Trump walks alongside the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on October 5, 2025 -- public domain image Via Manolo De Los Santos O clima no Caribe torna-se cada vez mais tenso à medida que os Estados Unidos intensificam suas am

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Oct 18, 20255 min read


Venezuela Alerts UN to Imminent Military Threat Amid US Escalation
Samuel Moncada speaks at the UN -- image via video screenshot By Carlos Ron On Friday, 10 October 2025, Venezuela’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada , delivered a serious and urgent warning during an emergency session of the Security Council, asserting that Venezuela’s peace and security —and that of the entire region— is under imminent threat of military aggression by the United States. The War on Drugs Pretext Hostility from Washington towar

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Oct 16, 20255 min read


Trump’s military escalation against Venezuela repeats the Iraq War blueprint
With the suspension of dialogue between the US and Venezuela, the sighting of US B-52 bombers in Venezuelan airspace, and the further lethal US strikes in the Caribbean, the US seems to be accelerating its drive towards war with Venezuela Trump aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, October 5, 2025 -- public domain image By Manolo De Los Santos The mood in the Caribbean grows increasingly tense, as the United States intensifies its military threats. Beneath the dece

The Left Chapter
Oct 16, 20255 min read


Trumpism and Peace through Strength
Donald Trump is striving to leave his doctrine as his legacy to the world, which, as a guiding principle, seeks to reposition the United States as the holder of absolute military power and to disparage multilateralism. This is because we are no longer dealing with the world’s leading economic power, and this proportionally affects its military capacity. Trump at the UN, September 23, 2025 -- public domain image By Carmen Navas Reyes From Monroe to Trump, Unilateralism The fam

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Oct 14, 20255 min read


Trump chooses war over diplomacy in the Caribbean
After killing 21 people in a series of airstrikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela, the US closes all diplomatic channels and prepares...

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Oct 11, 20255 min read


The Return of the Kirkpatrick Doctrine
The Trump agenda in Latin America is about protecting US economic and financial interests, just as it was under Kirkpatrick’s reign of...

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Sep 8, 20256 min read


Trump and Rubio Tighten the Noose on Cuba
The impacts of a tightened US blockade, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the return of Trump with a vindictive Marco Rubio as Secretary of...

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Jun 6, 20258 min read


South African Diplomat Called a 'Disgrace' by Marco Rubio, Returns Home a Hero
The Trump administration's ouster of South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool was certainly meant to warn other countries...
Michael Laxer
Mar 24, 20256 min read


The persecution of Mahmoud Khalil is a threat to free speech across the US
If a student can be jailed for speaking out, so can anyone who criticizes U.S. government actions. That’s the point. Scene from a protest...
Michael Laxer
Mar 20, 20253 min read


China counters Rubio smear campaign in Panama
Marco Rubio at the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal, February 2, 2025 -- public domain image During a Q&A session on Friday, February...
Michael Laxer
Feb 8, 20254 min read


ALBA-TCP denounces Trump Gaza plan, attacks on Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua
Public domain image of Donald Trump, January 2025 The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) is condemning Donald...
Michael Laxer
Feb 7, 20253 min read
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