The Trump administration continues to escalate its threats of war against Venezuela, as millions in the US are set to lose essential benefits US Marines engaged in an amphibious training exercise, October 18, 2025 -- image via Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan on X By Manolo De Los Santos The United States government is in the grips of one of its longest-running funding gaps in history. The ongoing government shutdown has already stretched beyond 30 days and now, the food

Trump’s ICE forces are facing militant and organized opposition everywhere they turn. Screenshot via X By Sonali Kolhatkar A New York City woman wearing a navy blue polka-dot dress has gone viral for her defiant resistance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during a raid in lower Manhattan on October 21, 2025. Appearing as though she was on her way from work—the woman wore a navy blue blazer and brown shoes and carried a large handbag—the “polka-dot dress wo

Trump and Netanyahu with a number of US officials at the White House, September 29, 2025 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad On 26 October, Caroline Willemen of Médecins Sans Frontières stated that Israel continues to use the need for humanitarian aid in Gaza as “means of pressure”. “The humanitarian situation in Gaza has not improved significantly”, she told the press, “as water and shelter shortages persist and hundreds of thousands of people continue to live in tents

Washington’s unease is rising as Brazil’s Pix bypasses U.S.-dominated payment networks. The country’s digital payment revolution may soon be impossible to contain as other countries adapt their own models. By John P. Ruehl The Trump administration’s July 2025 decision to have the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) investigate Brazil’s “ attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices ,” followed by the launch of 50 percent tari

The recent US airstrikes in the Caribbean and military threats against Venezuela are a continuation of decades (or even centuries) of US policy on the region, not a departure from it. Trump on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, October 5, 2025 -- public domain image By Manolo De Los Santos Over the last several weeks, Washington has escalated threats and hostilities against Venezuela, and US President Donald Trump openly confirmed that he authorized the CIA to carry o

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

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

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