In the US and Brazil, Two Trends Underline the Creeping Fascism of Both Governments
Peter Bolton | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-17
The word fascism is undoubtedly overused in today's political lexicon. It is used by figures from across the political spectrum as a shorthand for anything that one's opponent does that is deemed sinister or disagreeable. This phenomenon has obscured the real meaning of the word, creating confusion and misunderstanding within the general public. One of…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/17/in-the-us-and-brazil-two-trends-underline-the-creeping-fascism-of-both-governments/
National strike against Ecuadorian government demands Assange's freedom
wsws.org | 2019-07-17
The protests in defense of Assange and the recent five-day strike in Ecuador demonstrate that the only social basis for his liberation and the defense democratic rights is the international working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/17/ecua-j17.html
Russia's Bolivia Gambit Is a Bold Economic Move
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-16
Bolivian President Evo Morales visited Moscow last week and announced that his country is interested in stepping up lithium cooperation with Russia, which if successful and taken to its fullest extent could see the Eurasian Great Power leverage its global …
globalresearch.ca/russias-bolivian-gambit-bold-economic-move/5683726
180 Venezuelans Return Home from Peru
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
A total of 180 Venezuelans returned from Peru this Tuesday, thanks to the Plan Vuelta a la Patria (Return to the Homeland plan) that has been promoted by the Government of Venezuela. | RELATED: | 90 Venezuelans Return Home from Ecuador with "Return Home" Plan | Distributed in two flights from the morning of this Tuesday and tomorrow Wednesday, a new group of Venezuelans will return to the country due to the precarious conditions in which they were living in Peru. | According to…
telesurenglish.net/news/180-Venezuelans-Return-Home-from-Peru-20190716-0017.html
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Arrested in US
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was arrested in the United States under an extradition order on Tuesday, the South American country's public prosecutor's office said in a post on its official Twitter account. | RELATED: | Odebrecht Admits Paying Peru ex-President Toledo $32M in Bribes | Toledo, who governed from 2001 to 2006, is a fugitive from Peruvian justice for allegedly receiving $20 million from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in exchange for aid t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Former-Peruvian-President-Alejandro-Toledo-Arrested-in-US-20190716-0015.html
Chile's Walmart Workers End Strike After Winning Pay Raise
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
Chilean employees of Walmart-owned companies have ended a six-day strike after winning significant concessions from their respective companies. | RELATED: | Bernie Sanders Slams Walmart Over 'Starvation Wages' at Firm's Shareholder Event | Over 17,000 Workers at three companies owned by U.S. corporation Walmart (Lider, Express de Lider and SuperBodega aCuenta) had been on strike since July 10, and have now returned to work as of midnight Monday. | Walmart has a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chiles-Walmart-Workers-End-Strike-After-Winning-Pay-Raise-20190716-0006.html
Liberals Using "Human Rights" to Push Coup in Venezuela
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-16
The modern way to overthrow a government the capitalist world doesn't like is by claiming to do it in the name of supporting 'human rights'. This requires that the target be portrayed as a rights violator. As part of their effort to overthrow Nicolas Maduro's government, Ottawa has funded and promoted a slew of groups …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/liberals-using-human-rights-to-push-coup-in-venezuela/
Liberals Use 'Human Rights' to Push Coup in Venezuela
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-16
The modern way to overthrow a government the capitalist world doesn't like is by claiming to do it in the name of supporting 'human rights'. This requires that the target be portrayed as a rights violator. | As part of their …
globalresearch.ca/liberals-use-human-rights-push-coup-venezuela/5683744
Guaido's Bodyguards Arrested as Venezuela Talks Resume in Barbados
Venezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-16
(VZA) — Three men linked to self-declared "Interim President" Juan Guaido were arrested on Friday while allegedly selling weapons stolen during the failed April 30 putsch. According to Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez, Guaido's personal bodyguards Erick Sanchez and Jason Parisi, as well as Sanchez's cousin Eduardo Garcia, were detained while reportedly trying to sell five AK-103 rifles …
Guaido's Bodyguards Arrested as Venezuela Talks Resume in Barbados
Venezuelan FM Rejects Statements by His Colombian Peer
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has rejected the statements made by his Colombian counterpart, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, who is fulfilling an agenda in the United States. | RELATED: | Venezuela Rejects EU Sanctions Warnings | During his visit, Holmes Trujillo reiterated the accusations of an alleged connection between the Venezuelan government and Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN). | In this regard, the Venezuelan diplomat denounced that these theories aim to distract attention from t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelan-FM-Rejects-Statements-by-His-Colombian-Peer-20190716-0025.html
China-Latin America Cooperation Benefits All: Chinese Gov't
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
China's Foreign Affairs Ministry emphasized Tuesday that the cooperation between the Asian nation and Latin America, specifically with Venezuela, adhere to the principles of respect, equality and mutual benefits. | RELATED: | Bilateral Cooperation Between US-China Benefits World | "China-Latin America relations are equal, mutually beneficial, innovative, open, benefiting the people, and not exclusive," a spokesperson for the Ministry, Geng Shuang said. | This comes as a respon…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Latin-America-Cooperation-Benefits-All-20190716-0026.html
Venezuela Rejects EU Sanctions Warnings
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
The Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza, published Tuesday a communiqué on his Twitter account denouncing and rejecting statements made by the High Representative of the European Union (EU), Federica Mogherini, as she threatened the South American country with new sanctions if there was no progress in talks between the Venezuelan opposition and the government of President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | Blockade Forces Venezuelan Kids To Leave Argentinian Hospital…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-rejects-EU-sanctions-warnings-20190716-0020.html
Venezuela: Guaido Bodyguards Arrested as Barbados Talks Resume
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-15
The self-declared "Interim President" claimed his men were victims of a "set up."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14587
UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution Rejecting US Sanctions
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-15
The draft resolution was approved with 28 votes in favor, 14 against and five abstentions, and was presented by Venezuela and Palestine on behalf of the Movement of Non-aligned Countries.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14585
Lula da Silva's Attorney: Intercept Revelations Confirm Political and Unfair Trial
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-15
Brazil's former president Lula da Silva was "a victim of a politically motivated trial," says Valeska Teixeira Zanin Martins, Lula's co-defense counsel. The Intercept's explosive revelations about the collaboration between judge Moro and prosecutors prove this…
therealnews.com/stories/lula-da-silvas-attorney-intercept-revelations-confirm-political-and-unfair-trial
War by Other Means: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela (1/3)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-15
2019 Left Forum panel on US economic war against Venezuela, presented by TRNN's Greg Wilpert…
therealnews.com/stories/war-by-other-means-understanding-and-challenging-u-s-sanctions-against-venezuela-1-3
Minneapolis stands with Iran, Venezuela, Cuba against U.S. sanctions regime
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-14
Minneapolis, MN – "Workers of the world, unite! Not 'workers of America unite' or 'workers who look like us, pray like us or love like us unite.' It's all workers," said union organizer David Gilbert-Pederson of Minnesota Workers United. "We have more in common with the tailor in Tehran than the bankers who crashed our economy. We have more in common with the bus driver in Caracas than the politicians locking kids in cages." | Gilbert-Pederson spoke to a protest on Lake Street, July 13, of over 80 people gathered to oppose recent U.S. war threats against Iran and Venezuela. Organized by the Minnesota Peace Action…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/14/minneapolis-stands-iran-venezuela-cuba-against-us-sanctions-regime
The Glaring Holes in Michelle Bachelet's Venezuela Human Rights Report
Roger D. Harris | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-12
UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's report on Venezuela echoes the US government's talking points, which are designed to terminate the two-decade-old Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. The report fails to acknowledge Venezuela's manifest accomplishments or even recognize victims of US-backed right-wing violence in Venezuela. The US economic war against Venezuela, US threats of a "military option," and opposition violence are treated in the Bachelet report as figments of the imagination, "alleged internal and external threats." | Mean…
mintpressnews.com/glaring-holes-michelle-bachelet-venezuela-human-rights-report/260552/
Venezuela: 'Progress' Reported in Gov't-Opposition Talks as US Sanctions Counter-Intelligence Agency
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-12
The agenda of the talks has not been disclosed but the topic of elections is reportedly being left for last.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14584
Venezuelan government slams 'biased' UN human rights report
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-12
The Venezuelan government has disputed the findings of a report released by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). | Having seen the report in advance of its publication, Caracas issued a 70-point statement pointing towards what Venezuelan authorities term a "selective and openly biased" view of the human rights situation in the Caribbean country. | "The distorted view of the report is a result…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuelan-government-slams-%E2%80%98biased%E2%80%99-un-human-rights-report
Venezuela: Oil Output Stagnant as Inflation Continues Slowdown
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-11
The Venezuelan economy has now had four consecutive months without hyperinflation.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14582
Norway, Bachelet, and the Twilight of Guaido's Insurrection
Ociel Alí López | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-10
Venezuelanalysis — Guaido's uprising is going through its terminal phrase. He does not yet appear to have reached his end as leader, as he still produces and consolidates an important consensus among the opposition. What has decisively failed is his attempt to form a government without elections with the backing of the hawks in Washington. In almost six months since his self-swearing in as "interim president," it has become palpable that his governing is truly impossible. The coup de grace was de…
mintpressnews.com/venezuela-bachelet-twilight-juan-guaido-insurrection/260274/
Despite Death Threats, Glenn Greenwald Speaks Out About Exposing Large Corruption Scandal in Brazil
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-09
A political crisis in Brazil is growing in the wake of The Intercept's investigation into a judge who likely aided federal prosecutors in their corruption case against former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The Bolsonaro administration announced Monday that Brazilian Justice Minister Sérgio Moro has been granted a leave of absence from July 15-19 to "deal with personal matters." Leaked cellphone messages among Brazilian law enforcement officials and other data obtained by The Intercept point to an ongoing collaboration between then-Judge Sérgio Moro and the prosecutors investigating a sweeping corr…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/9/glenn_greenwald_sergio_moro_corruption_investigation
Venezuela: Dialogue Resumes in Barbados as Guaido Vows to Return to US-led Military Pact
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-08
Self-proclaimed "Interim President" walked back promises not to sit down with the government.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14577
'We're worse than Venezuela!': Hondurans in US-backed regime speak out
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-08
Average Hondurans in the capital Tegucigalpa's central park tell Max Blumenthal their humanitarian crisis is much worse than Venezuela's. The…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/08/worse-than-venezuela-hondurans-us-backed-regime/
Venezuelan Government Slams 'Biased' UN Human Rights Report
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-07
Despite recognizing the negative impact of US sanctions, the report contains no recommendation for the measures to be lifted.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14575
'Weaponizing human rights': UN chief Bachelet's Venezuela report follows US regime change script
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-06
Former UN special rapporteur Alfred de Zayas slams UN High Commissioner Bachelet's report on Venezuela as a politicized collection of…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/06/weaponizing-human-rights-un-high-commissioner-bachelets-venezuela-report-follows-us-regime-change-script/
Reading Reuters between the Lines: Why the US Puppet President of Venezuela Is Toast
Roger D. Harris | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-04
A critical reading between the lines of a Reuters article confirms that Washington has failed to cobble together a united opposition in Venezuela that is popular enough to win in the polls, likely signaling the end for Juan Guaido.
mintpressnews.com/reuters-why-us-puppet-juan-guaido-venezuela-toast/260210/
OPEC Speaks Out Against Venezuelan Oil Embargo as PDVSA Reroutes Exports to Asia
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-03
Unofficial data also indicates that oil production has climbed 26 percent in June to 1.1 million barrels per day.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14570
US Sanctions Maduro's Son as Venezuela Discussed at G20
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-01
Russian President Vladimir Putin challenged Juan Guaido to run in elections while Trump said he has "five different alternatives for Venezuela."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14565
UPDATED: Venezuelan Navy Captain Dies in State Custody, Maduro Orders Investigation
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-30
Acosta had been linked to an alleged coup plot in which he discussed assassinating President Nicolas Maduro.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14563
Venezuelan Government Claims New Coup Plot Foiled
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-27
Plans allegedly included the assassination of President Maduro.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14560
Abrams Welcomes Venezuela's Former Intelligence Chief to the US, Reaffirms Trump's Commitment to Ousting Maduro
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-26
The press conference came as the Venezuelan military called for respect from those looking to fracture it.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14559
UN Human Rights Head Visits Venezuela, Meets Maduro and Guaido
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-24
Michelle Bachelet commented on access to food and medicine, allegations of political prisoners, and the impact of sanctions, among other issues.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14554
Brian Mier on Brazilian Political Scandal
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-06-21
The Brazilian anti-corruption crusade, called Car Wash or Lava Jato, that put popular ex-president Lula da Silva in prison and paved the way for fascist president Jair Bolsanaro–all while being celebrated in the US corporate press–was actually, as critics contended, less interested in corruption than in keeping Lula's Workers Party out of power.
fair.org/home/brian-mier-on-brazilian-political-scandal/
Milton Nascimento fans urge him to cancel Israel show
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-06-20
Milton Nascimento fans urge him to cancel Israel show: UpdateFans attending European tour dates join Palestinian and Brazilian arts organizations in urging star to cancel apartheid Tel Aviv show | Cultural BoycottJune 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/milton-fans
Venezuela: Popular Movements Mobilize to Demand Housing Self-Management
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-20
Popular movements want to build half of the houses planned by the national Housing Mission.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14550
Venezuela's Guaido Investigated for Aid Embezzlement
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-19
Guaido's representative in the US, Carlos Vecchio, is also being accused of fraud in CITGO worth US $70 million.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14548
Guaido Staffers Accused of Embezzling Venezuela Humanitarian Aid Funds
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-17
Guaido envoys reportedly spent tens of thousands of dollars on upscale restaurants, hotels, and nightclubs.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14545