And so it is written—tragically, predictably—that Venezuelans and Americans will bleed because power prefers spectacle to accountability.
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The spirit of Chavismo: Why Trump must not invade Venezuela
And so it is written—tragically, predictably—that Venezuelans and Americans will bleed because power prefers spectacle to accountability.
Apocalypse soon?
Returning a Final Time to Cheyenne Mountain.
White Supremacy and Anti-Communism as counter-insurgency: Lessons from British imperialism in Malaya
The anxiety that the national liberation movement in Malaya⎯, which was intrinsically multi-ethnic and internationalist,⎯engendered in the British colonial state was evident in its constant surveillance of the political actors involved in those activities.
On Trans care, WaPo rejects experts and invents ‘more neutral’ center
President Donald Trump, having campaigned heavily on anti-trans fear mongering, issued an executive order within days of taking office that banned federal support for gender-affirming care.
Alleged U.S. deadline for Maduro exit passes without incident
Report claims Trump rejected Maduro’s purported exit conditions as a U.S. ultimatum expired and scrutiny grows over alleged war crimes in recent Caribbean strikes.
How Engels saw a new working-class political party in the 1890s
Looking back to Engels’s reflections on the ILP’s emergence in the 1890s offers a revealing lens on the forces shaping a new working-class politics in 2025, says KEITH FLETT.
‘I’m Lost in This Country’: Non-Mexicans Living Undocumented After Deportation to Mexico
Cubans and other third-country nationals are dropped off on the streets of Villahermosa where they struggle to survive.
Why MAGA Is Not Working Class: An Interview with John Bellamy Foster
Monthly Review editor John Bellamy Foster was recently interviewed on Italy’s OttolinaTV. Read the accompanying note below, and watch a video of the conversation here. In this first part of a two-part interview with Prof. John Bellamy Foster, we analyze the MAGA...
The seven richest billionaires are all media barons
What the planet’s mega-rich capture of our media system shows is that billionaires are not only a serious drain on resources, but an existential threat to an open society and the free flow of information.
Blackfeet Nation tries to overcome legacy of White settler genocide by bringing back the buffalo
[This article is specially timed for Thanksgiving week and to commemorate native heritage month. See other recent articles on Native-American history published by CovertAction Magazine here, here and here.—Editors] One of the ugly features of the U.S. Army genocide...
The power imbalance at the root of the H-2A Farmworker Visa program
ACoM recently reported on an immigration raid in Santa Maria, California, involving a U.S. citizen believed to be at the center of a visa fraud ring.









