imperialism
Soldiers in custody after failed coup attempt in Venezuela
January 22, 2019Juan Guaido, who claimed to be the country’s interim president, has promised amnesty to military officials who take up arms against the elected President Nicolas Maduro.
Read moreSyria troop withdrawal welcomed, but Trump’s aim unclear
December 21, 2018What happens next—for U.S. imperial policy in the region, for Syria, and for the Kurdish people—is up in the air.
Read moreAfghanistan: Could peace finally be at hand?
November 2, 2018Why things have gone from bad to worse for the U.S./NATO occupation has less to do with the war than a change in Taliban strategy that Washington has either missed or ignored.
Read moreMarxism vs. Donald Trump on the issue of nationalism
October 24, 2018A sense of national pride or a love of one’s country is not necessarily good or bad, positive or negative, in the abstract. The real issue is to what use it is put.
Read moreRevolution at risk: ‘Humanitarian intervention’ in Venezuela aims at regime change
October 5, 2018With military intrusion of the usual sort looking unfeasible, humanitarian intervention with military characteristics is emerging as an option.
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