The CIA-DEA-Pentagon Dirty War Against Venezuela

Carlos Fazio Lawfare and Asymmetric Warfare vs. Venezuela At the juncture of the so-called “epidemic of the century”, the United States’ war diplomacy has decided to deepen its unconventional, asymmetric war against Venezuela. With a series of successive actions intended to generate fear and awe in “enemy” ranks, the Trump administration activated last March 26…

Letter from President Nicolás Maduro to the American People

Caracas, April 3, 2020  To the People of the United States of America: For weeks now, the world stands still, trying to control a pandemic that, without any doubt, is the greatest challenge we have faced together as a society and as international community. Our priority is confronting it, as is the priority of the…

CRBZ: Why is the U.S. Escalating Aggression Against Venezuela?

Venezuela faces an intensification of the escalation of aggression by the United States. In this new stage, the aim is to exploit the vulnerabilities to which we are exposed as a result of the pandemic. Trump and his allies consider that it is time for an offensive that will increase “the advances” of the now…

The Pandemic Isn’t Equal: Coronavirus Hits the Poor at a Most Dangerous Rate

Stephen Millies The Covid-19 pandemic is devastating New York City. Forty-five refrigerator trucks are serving as mobile morgues to store the bodies. As of April 3, 51,810 people have been infected. Inmates in the Rikers Island prison are being offered $6 per hour to dig mass graves on Hart’s Island off the Bronx. That’s the…

Via Campesina Brazil: Save Lives to Save the Economy

Brasil de Fato According to Via Campesina, the repeatedly irresponsible attitude of the government with regards to public health measures has aggravated the crisis. Photo: ABr Amid the rapid increase of cases of COVID-19, Via Campesina Brazil released a public statement on Monday, March 30, suggesting solutions to guarantee the protection of the Brazilian people….

President Maduro Amid US Threats: “In the Coming Hours the Army Will be Deploying Artillery in Preparation to Fight for Peace”

Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, reported today 7 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country, bringing the total number to 153. Likewise, he announced two new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to seven. Of the seven new cases, one is in Miranda state, two in La Guaira state, one in Barinas, one in Aragua…

What Do We, the Indigenous People, Expect from COVID-19 in Our Communities?

Ollantay Itzamná Indigenous mam. Community meeting. OI What will happen when COVID19 reaches us, if anything? We do not know for sure. The only thing that is certain is that we will not abandon our grandparents, nor our deceased loved ones. We will bury them, with all possible care in the orchards, because it is…

Quarantine (XI): The Fragile Truce

Reinaldo Iturriza López Man with a mask. Cappuccinos, Caracas. Photo: Dikó. Cacri Photos Collective A Slap in the Face for Humanity The news and testimonies coming from the popular neighbourhoods of Guayaquil, Ecuador, about tens and maybe hundreds of corpses in houses and streets (1), is a slap in the face not only for the…

A New Humanity, A New World

Owei Lakemfa Cuban doctors arriving in Milan, Italy. Owei Lakemfa is the former secretary general of the Organization of African Trade Union Unity, (OATUU), a coalition of trade unions in all the 54 African countries, with a total membership of about 25 million. Imagine. Imagine you are on a cruise ship with 681 others and…

US Blocks Urgent COVID-19 Aid to Cuba

Message from Cuba’s Ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernández Things are always harder for Cuba. We Cubans don’t even get a break during a pandemic. When Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese electronics giant Alibaba and the foundation that bears his name announced to the world his intent to donate 500,000 COVID-19 rapid tests…

Covid-19: Crimes Against Humanity Charges Pressed Against Bolsonaro at ICC

Caroline Oliveira The ICC has jurisdiction on Brazilian territory, seeing that Congress included its statute into the Constitution – Sergio Lima/AFP President Jair Bolsonaro had crimes against humanity charges filed against him at the International Criminal Court, by the Brazilian Association of Jurists for Democracy (ABJD), on Thursday (3rd). The legal experts claim that the…

Venezuela: Defending National Savings

Geronimo Paz “Robbing a bank is a crime, but it’s more of a crime to create one.” – Bertolt Brecht We find ourselves fighting a triple battle: the battle against the coronavirus, the battle against the escalation of the American aggression and the battle for the reactivation of the economy, a battle that is conditioned…