(2020-02-26). Donziguer, Not the Lawyer Depicted by Chevron-Texaco: Report. telesurenglish.net Environmental attorney Steven Donziger, known for winning the Chevron-Texaco oil spill case for Ecuador, got a 36-page recommendation letter. The letter asks for his law license back on Monday after a suspension and house arrest in a ruling that he claimed was pushed by Chevron as retaliation. | RELATED: | "My recommendation is that his interim suspension should be ended, and that he should be allowed to resume the practice…
(2020-02-26). Brazil in Search for "Fake Enemies" globalresearch.ca Recently, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense published a dossier on possible threats to national security over the next two decades. The document, however, is far from showing any sign of seriousness, being full of unfounded predictions, which call into question …
(2020-02-26). President Donald Trump Is Furious About Stock Markets Crashing Due to Coronavirus Fears – Report. sputniknews.com The development comes as the virus continues to spread across the world with cases now being reported in Croatia, Switzerland, Austria, and Brazil. Officials from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have warned that it is not a question of if, but when the infectious disease will spread in the United States.
(2020-02-25). Assange lawyer brings up claim US mulled 'kidnapping and poisoning' of publisher — here's what we know. rt.com 
The US government plotted to kidnap or kill Julian Assange while he was holed up at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, a UK court was told yesterday during the WikiLeaks publisher's extradition hearing. What do we know so far? | Assange's lawyer Edward Fitzgerald told Judge Vanessa Baraitser that the US wanted to make the WikiLeaks founder's death look like an accident and that US intelligence agencies worked with Spanish company UC Global to extensively spy on Assange inside the embassy. | 'Extreme measures considered': | Fitzgerald claimed that recordings were collected every 14 days and handed over t…
(2020-02-25). One in three Venezuelans not getting enough to eat, UN study finds. news.un.org Hyperinflation in Venezuela means that roughly one-third of the population — more than nine million people — do not get enough to eat and are in need of assistance, according to estimates published on Tuesday by the World Food Programme (WFP).
(2020-02-25). Pot-Banging in Colombia Against Government's Political Genocide. telesurenglish.net The RELATED: | "The pot-banging is a call for Colombia not to be indifferent to this reality, in which 186 ex-guerrillas and more than 800 social leade…
(2020-02-25). Call-In to save the life of Facundo Molares! fightbacknews.org Call-In to save the life of Facundo Molares!
| Call Bolivian Ambassador
| Walter Oscar Serrate Cuellar at
| 202-483-4410 ex. 4 | | When: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
| between 8 am and 4 pm Eastern time | Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Committee To Free Facundo Molares. | Demand, "We want Facundo Molares Schoenfeld released so he can go home to his family now!" | Tell them, "I am concerned for the health and well-being of Facundo Molares. Release him now and allow him to go home to his family!" | Facundo Molares is an Argentinian photojournalist illegally impri…
(2020-02-25). Brazil: First Possible Case Of COVID-19, More Tests Needed. telesurenglish.net Brazilian health authorities reported on Tuesday the possible detection of what could be the first case of coronavirus in the country. However, they clarified that a new test has yet to happen for definitive confirmation. | RELATED: | The patient, according to official sources, is a 61-year-old Brazilian man recently returned | from Lombardy, northern Italy, where to date, 11 deaths have occurred, and nearly 320…
(2020-02-24). Chile's US-backed gov't is shooting anti-austerity protesters, blinding and maiming by the thousands. thegrayzone.com Chile has responded to anti-neoliberal protests with brutally violent repression. 10,365 people have been detained; 3765 treated for wounds in…
(2020-02-24). Colombian Congress to Investigate Duque Over Fraud Allegations. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Lower Chamber's Accusation Committee opened a preliminary investigation Monday against Colombian President Ivan Duque after accusations of electoral fraud by former Congresswoman Aida Merlano. | RELATED: | "We have taken the decision to open an investigation" after receiving the complaint against Duque from House Representative David Racero, of the "Decentes" opposition movement, the presi…
(2020-02-22). Politicizing water in Chile. mronline.org Chile is today in the midst of an unprecedented constituent process 30 years after the return of democracy, where the possibility of a new constitution has opened a discussion about what sort of country we want, and which rights should be enshrined in the drafting of this fundamental document. |
(2020-02-21). As Media Amplifies Unrest in Venezuela and Beyond, Millions Are Quietly Revolting in Colombia. mintpressnews.com 
Despite protests of historic proportions fueled by anger over corruption and a brutal right-wing crackdown, the unrest in Colombia has garnered remarkably little international media attention compared to Venezuela.
(2020-02-21). Venezuelan Embassy in Washington Reopens Under Watch of Anti-Maduro Thugs. mintpressnews.com The new embassy is a microcosm of Juan Guaidó's attempted premiership; backed by the U.S. but existing only in theory, with the Maduro government still holding office.
(2020-02-20). Bloomberg surrogate was PR guru for Brazil's extreme-right leader Bolsonaro. thegrayzone.com Former Michael Bloomberg aide Arick Wierson, who is pushing the billionaire's 2020 presidential campaign and attacking Bernie Sanders, helped elect…
(2020-02-20). Venezuela files ICC lawsuit over US sanctions. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-02-06). Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law" theantimedia.com In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.
(2020-02-02). Why aren't Americans rising up like the people of Chile and Lebanon? zcomm.org The tinder for a revolutionary movement is everywhere…
(2019-12-20). Notes on a private TV newscast in Bolivia. The contrast with Venezuela is clear as day. zcomm.org In August, I took detailed notes a news broadcast on one of Venezuela's largest TV networks. I summarized these notes in an interview I did with the Real News Network making the point that Venezuela's private media (which reaches 60-90% of households) is remarkably free — most especially when you consider the US is openly
(2019-12-16). Francisco Rodriguez answers some questions I asked about Venezuela. zcomm.org Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodriguez, formerly of Torino Economics, answered a few questions of mine about his country. He was the economic adviser to Henri Falcon, the second place finisher in the May 2018 presidential election. His updated estimate for 2019 is that Venezuela's real GDP will contract by 25% . That's horrific, but less severe