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Geography Archives: Americas
South America, Central America, United States & Canada
U.S. is manufacturing a crisis in Venezuela so that there is chaos and ‘needed’ intervention
America has for years been waging an economic war against Venezuela, including debilitating sanctions which have dramatically affected the state’s ability to purchase medicines, and even mundane replacement parts needed in buses, ambulances, etc.
An open letter to the Congressional Black Caucus on the U.S.’s attacks on Venezuela and Cuba
Greetings. We write to urge you to support the international and domestic efforts to thwart the Unites States’ unlawful attempts to change the existing governments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Cuba.
Mass manufacturers of slander and lies
The U.S. has nothing to offer Africa but guns, drones and an extended half-life for the neocolonial order.
Imperialism after empire
A new book reveals the extent of the “Greater United States,” but territory is not as important as it used to be. Instead, imperialism endures today in the logic of capitalism.
You can’t have Democracy when you put the truth in prison
Lula will likely eat what he ate on his first day in prison: bread and butter with his coffee. He will know that across the planet there will be demonstrations in his name. ‘Lula Livre’ (Free Lula) the people will cry out. You’re not alone, they will say, você não está sozinho. It will give him […]
Global Banks, led by JPMorgan Chase, invested $1.9 Trillion in fossil fuels since Paris climate pact
The top four banks that invested most heavily in fossil fuel projects are all based in the U.S., and include JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi, and Bank of America. Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays in Europe, Japan’s MUFG, TD Bank, Scotiabank, and Mizuho make up the remainder of the top 10.
Guaido set to enact uprising rooted in U.S. Regime-change operations manual
With its hands tied when it comes to military intervention, only covert actions—such as those described in the RED Team document—are likely to be enacted by the U.S. government, at least at this stage of its ongoing “regime change” effort in Venezuela.
Venezuela’s Maduro announces electricity rationing plan as protests break out
Scattered demonstrations took place in parts of Caracas and several provinces as the government tries to address water and electricity shortages.
Rethinking the normalization of fascism in the post-truth era
Talk of a fascist politics emerging in the United States is often criticized as either a naive exaggeration or a failure to acknowledge the strength of liberal institutions. Yet, the case can be made that rather than harbor an element of truth, such criticism further normalizes the very fascism it critiques, allowing the extraordinary and […]
White supremacist symbol found spray-painted at the site of fire, civil rights center says
Someone painted a white supremacist symbol at the scene where fire ravaged a building tied to the civil rights movement, according to a statement from the Highlander Research and Education Center.
Venezuela, again
Latin America has suffered these coup attempts from America for generations, and still, it continues. A conversation on the history and the new ways and attempts.
Russiagate implodes, pleasing Trump but leaving the left in the cold
With Mueller’s “no collusion” verdict, Donald Trump can claim to have been vindicated in the Russiagate saga, but there will be no respite for the real left—not to be confused with the phony “resistance” that has run on Kremlin-hate (and Syria hate and Venezuela hate) for the past two years.
Venezuela in the Crisis
The solution of the Venezuelan “crisis” lies in good faith negotiations between the government and the opposition, an end to the economic war, and the lifting of sanctions.
Dossier 14: Brazil’s Amazon—the wealth of the earth generates the poverty of humankind
The destruction of the Amazon has serious consequences not only for Brazil, but for all of Latin America—and the world.
