March 3, 2019
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Venezuela — Interview with Stalin Pérez Borges: “It will be very difficult to defeat us.”
Stalin Pérez Borges is a union leader and veteran socialist militant. He is currently a member of LUCHAS (acronym for Unitarian UnionistChavista League, and also ‘Struggles’ in Spanish) and of the Bolivarian Socialist Workers’ Central (CBST) Advisory Council. Intersecciones spoke to Pérez Borges about the current crisis in Venezuela. The original Spanish version was published… Continue reading
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The Venezuela crisis and realpolitik By Alfred de Zayas
As heads of government, democratically entrusted with safeguarding the welfare of all Venezuelans, Chavez and Maduro bear overall responsibility for the economic crisis, but they are not alone. Surely it was a mistake to follow the risky politics of all previous governments by maintaining the dangerous dependence on the export of petroleum and failing to… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 3 March 2019
3 March 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Shocker: “Humanitarian Aid” Stunt Used To Escalate Against Venezuela https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/03/03/shocker-humanitarian-aid-stunt-used-to-escalate-against-venezuela/ Venezuela — Interview with Stalin Pérez Borges: “It will be very difficult to defeat us.” https://williambowles.info/2019/03/03/venezuela-interview-with-stalin-prez-borges-it-will-be-very-difficult-to-defeat-us/ Continue reading
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The words and deeds of social imperialists by Glen Ford
The best evidence of the profound weakness of the “left” in the United States is that it is necessary to credit Bernie Sanders with making “socialism” a benign term in national political discourse. The price of socialism’s admission to polite conversation here in the belly of the hegemonic capitalist beast is that it must always… Continue reading
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Why Is The British Government Banning Hizbullah?
This week the British Home Secretary Sajid Javid laid out an order that proscribesthe political arm of the Lebanese resistance organization Hizbullah as a terrorist organization under the Terrorism Act 2000. The military arm of Hizbullah was already named as such. Continue reading
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How (And How Not) To Beat A Smear Campaign by Caitlin Johnstone
Anyone who opposes western interventionism or thinks the poor are human beings is a Russian antisemite. If you disagree, it’s because you are a Russian antisemite, too. Continue reading
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We’re Killing Off Our Vital Insects Too By F. William Engdahl
Recent independent scientific studies indicate that we are threatening our vital global insect population, including of bees, with widespread extinction through massive deployment of agriculture pesticides. For most of us, insects such as flies or mosquitoes or wasps are nuisances to be avoided. Yet if the latest studies are any indication, we may be in… Continue reading
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