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The Decapitation that Failed: Venezuela after the Abduction of President Maduro

The kidnapping of a sitting head of state marks a grave escalation in US-Venezuela relations. By seizing Venezuela’s constitutional president, Washington signaled both its disregard for international law and its confidence that it would face little immediate consequence. By Roger…

One Battle After Another and the Seduction of Endless Struggle

We live in an age that prides itself on vigilance. We are told—often correctly—that history never ends, that reaction never sleeps, that injustice returns in new guises the moment we look away. The lesson appears sober, even responsible: there will…

“Holy” Giving: an American Experience

In some Latino communities, Thanksgiving is playfully called “Sanguiving,” or holy giving. This play on words shifts the focus from simple thanks to the act of giving itself. Around a shared table, no one is meant to be left alone.…

Chicago, the Street Vendors Association against ICE violence

After interviewing Rick Rosales of CyclingxSolidarity, we continue to give a voice to the associations that organise solidarity and protection initiatives in Chicago for undocumented immigrants against ICE violence. This time we talk with Maria Orozco, Development Manager/ Outreach Coordinator of…

Ukraine four years later: what remains of the official narrative?

Following the events of February 24, 2022, political leaders, the mainstream media, and the armchair “experts” all reacted in the same way. They portrayed it as a war between Russia and Ukraine, as an unprovoked Russian aggression, and as an…

Rubio’s Munich Speech Detailed Trump 2.0’s Envisaged New World Order

What Trump 2.0 wants to do is lead Western Civilization’s comprehensive reforms with a view towards building a nascent civilization-state that would then unrestrainedly wield its restored collective strength to coerce rising rivals into subordinating themselves to it for restoring…

Nature of the U.S. Military: Matthew Hoh

For many of us, our country is walking a tightrope between democracy and autocracy. I am a US American civilian. I avoided serving in the US military during the Vietnam War. My father and son were in the military – one…

Eyes Wide Shut (The City at the Heart of Darkness Part 2)

“Of any particular thing, ask: What is it in itself? What is its nature?”  Marcus Aurelius 160 CE After Following The Yellow Brick Road Now that you’ve followed the yellow brick road and you’ve arrived at part 2 of this…

Global Artificial Intelligence Summit in New Delhi: power, markets and sovereignty in the new technological architecture

On 19 and 20 February 2026, the central segment of the AI Impact Summit will take place in New Delhi, within a broader programme scheduled from 16 to 20 February, bringing together heads of state and technology leaders to discuss…

Trump redraws his “backyard”: the summit of the “loyal” and the new pressure on Latin America

The March 7 call in Miami is not regional integration but geopolitical classification. Under the rhetoric of security and cooperation, Washington reactivates the logic of a sphere of influence to contain China and discipline a fragmented Latin America with unequal…

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