The United States has launched a full-frontal attack not only against Venezuela, but against all of Latin America–and even against the basic concept of sovereignty. Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on January 3 to bomb Venezuela, to kidnap its constitutional...
He also urged Venezuelan acting president Rodriguez to grant the U.S. ‘total access’ to oil resources.
“I can’t begin to tell you how insane this is,” said one critic. “He did not inform Congress but he’s saying he informed the oil companies.”
José Antonio Kast’s resounding victory in Chile’s runoff election last December is bound to have a profound influence on the country. Two radical variants of Pinochetism—one led by Kast and another, even more extreme, led by Johannes Kaiser—converged to form a solid...
“The last three years are all likely to have exceeded 1.4C and we expect 2026 will be the fourth year in succession to do this,” said Adam Scaife, who leads the team behind the Met Office’s global forecast for 2026.
Beijing is taking notice.
What has occurred is a grave violation of international law and of Venezuela’s sovereignty.
It remains unclear if Vice President Delcy Rodríguez will follow the Constitutional path of presidential succession or if the PSUV will instead continue to demand the return of President Maduro—a formula that many consider highly improbable—or whether both of these...
“The ‘Trump corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine—applied in recent hours with violent force over the skies of Caracas—is the single greatest threat to peace and prosperity that the Americas confront today,” said Progressive International.
Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, denounced an “unprecedented” U.S. military aggression against Venezuela that culminated in the “illegal kidnapping” of President Nicolás Maduro and First Fighter Lady Cilia Flores.
The BJP-led government has just got parliament to pass a legislation permitting up to 100 percent foreign equity-ownership in India’s insurance sector.
Monthly Review and MR Online contributor Chris Gilbert recorded this video near the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 3, 2026. We post it here with his permission. —The Editors