Latin America

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Last week, Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado, announced one of the more ambitious plans for a transition of a country to Net Carbon Zero proposed anywhere in the world. While many countries have made strides toward reducing their carbon dioxide production from electricity generation, Costa Rica is now addressing transportation, […]

Latin America

Venezuela crisis: Trump threats to Maduro evoke bloody history of US intervention in Latin America

The Conversation

Rather than plan yet another coup d’etat, U.S. efforts in Venezuela should support the work of the Lima Group

Venezuela

The Trojan Horse of US “Aid” to Venezuela

H. Patricia Hynes

The arc of U.S. militarism across the 20th century and into the 21st is neither moral nor does it bend toward justice.

Donald Trump

Trump Hawks don’t Care about Democracy, they Want a Brutal Coup for Venezuelan Oil

Peter Certo

This fall, the same Pompeo shared a photo of himself beaming and shaking hands with the murderous Saudi Arabian crown prince

Featured

Turkey, NATO ally, Rejects US “Coup Attempt” in Venezuela

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It is no surprise that Iran should be supporting the Venezuelan government of Maduro, given that both typically take anti-imperialist stands. What is astonishing is that NATO member Turkey has piled on the criticism, along with the Turkish press. It is s sign of US-Turkish relations being at their nadir. […]

Venezuela

Pompeo taps Iran-Contra Death Squad Backer to ‘Restore Democracy’ in Venezuela

AFP

Abrams initially dismissed the massacre of nearly 1,000 civilians by the Salvadoran army at El Mozote in 1981.

Brazil

Corrupt Gov’t Kept slashing Nat’l Museum, Now Brazilian History up in Smoke

AFP

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazilian officials on Monday blamed years of government cutbacks for an inferno that gutted the treasured National Museum, described by President Michel Temer as a “tragic” loss of knowledge and heritage. Even before the embers had begun to cool Monday, grief over the huge cultural loss gave way to anger […]

Israel/ Palestine

Palestine Recognized as Sovereign State by Outgoing Colombia Government

AFP

Bogota (AFP) – Colombia recognized Palestine as a sovereign state in the days before new President Ivan Duque took office, according to a letter from the foreign ministry made public on Wednesday. “I would like to inform you that in the name of the government of Colombia, President Juan Manuel Santos has decided to recognize […]

Mexico

Leftist Wave sweeps Mexico: Can Lopez Obrador take on Corruption, Poverty… & Trump?

Reese Erlich

Lopez Obrador also benefited from widespread voter anger at the establishment political parties