Videos
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Venezuela’s Foreign Minister: “The US is in Front of the Coup Attempt, not Behind it”
Interview – in Spanish with English subtitles – with Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, who speaks about the likelihood of war with the US, the impact of the sanctions, and the way out of the conflict between Venezuela and the US and its allies in the opposition and in the region (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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How Haiti’s Spontaneous Uprising is Connected to Venezuelan Solidarity (1/2)
Kim Ives of Haiti Liberté unravels how the new Haitian revolt entangles Duvalier style corruption of money stolen from Venezuela’s PetroCaribe program and subtle US intervention (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Venezuela’s Foreign Minister: “Washington Hijacked Guaidó”
In an exclusive interview with TRNN, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza says Guaido has not accepted the Pope’s offer to negotiate since he is being directed by Washington (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Elliott Abrams: The War Criminal Running US Policy in Venezuela
The recently named US Special Envoy on Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, is back in the halls of power after a career of supporting dictators, violence and genocide around the world Continue reading
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Venezuela Coverage and Analysis
10 February 2019 — TRNN Find all of our Venezuela stories here, from the current crisis to the early days of The Real News Network Venezuela Coverage and Analysis Continue reading
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Blood for Oil in Venezuela?
Vijay Prashad discusses the extent to which US interest in Venezuelan oil and other natural resources is driving Trump’s policy of seeking regime change. The link is not that straight-forward, but it is there, says Prashad (inc transcript) Continue reading
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Geo-Political Realignments Over Venezuela
On the heels of the hard-line anti-Maduro Lima Group meeting in Ottawa, countries favoring a negotiated solution, including Uruguay, Mexico, and Bolivia, met in Montevideo on Thursday. The final declaration, however, compromises Venezuela’s sovereignty, according to Bolivia. We discuss the outcome with Miguel Tinker Salas and Greg Wilpert Continue reading
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Venezuela Primer Pt. 1: Why Did Venezuelans Elect Hugo Chávez?
Over and over again US media outlets make the claim that Venezuela was the “jewel of Latin America” before Hugo Chavez was elected in 1998 and that his election marked the country’s downfall. In part 1 of this Venezuela primer, on the 20th anniversary of Chavez first taking office on February 2, 1999, we look… Continue reading
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‘Stop Trump’s Insane Actions!’ Interview with Venezuela’s Maduro, How to Avoid War By Nicolas Maduro
At a time when the eyes of the world are closely watching his country, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has given an exclusive interview to RT Spanish, speaking about the threats of war and of foul play in politics. Continue reading
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Leftist Debunks John Oliver’s Venezuela Episode
The week of Venezuela’s presidential election, John Oliver dedicated an ENTIRE episode of his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” to the country—full of distortions and highly misleading to progressive-minded people. Responding to Oliver’s major points, Empire Files producer Mike Prysner walks us through the most glaring omissions and misrepresentations. This video response is an essential… Continue reading
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The TRUTH About Juan Guaidó in Venezuela
Lee breaks down US foreign intervention and how a developing nation can avoid being the target of a US-led operation to free a country of its valuable resources. Over the last week a political drama unfolded in Venezuela as a political leader from a right-wing party declared himself interim-President a day after speaking to US… Continue reading
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Bayer-Monsanto Merger: Endangering Our Health, Food, Farms & Planet
The US Department of Justice finalized its approval of the Bayer and Monsanto merger. A new monopoly will be created over agricultural pesticides and industrial seed production, with farmers locked into industrial farming and of our health endangered (Inc. transcript) Continue reading
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New Oil Sanctions on Venezuela: “Would Destroy What’s Left of its Economy”
National Security Advisor John Bolton announced that the US will freeze Venezuelan assets and block oil payments for Venezuelan oil imports to the US. This would not only be illegal, but would also be yet another crippling blow to the country, says CEPR’s Mark Weisbrot Continue reading
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Video: What’s Happening in Venezuela By Rania Kalek
27 January 2019 — Youtube Continue reading
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The Latest on Venezuela 26 January 2019
26 January 2019 — TRNN Live: UN Security Council – The Situation in Venezuela Continue reading
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Venezuela – A Business Plan
26 January 2019 — Youtube Shah Baki Published on 31 May 2014 South Park Underpants Gnomes Continue reading
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The US Strategy for Regime Change in Venezuela
From economic sanctions to international pressure, how has the US strategy for regime change in Venezuela worked until now? An analysis with CEPR’s Alex Main and TRNN’s Greg Wilpert (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Empire Files: Trump’s Syria Deception
In Part II of our series, Trump Expanding the Empire, Abby Martin addresses the surprise order from Trump that he was “ending the war” in Syria. Having drastically escalated the war in Syria and Iraq, find out what’s behind the supposed troop withdrawal and the hidden facts in the policies Continue reading
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Israeli election ad boasts Gaza bombed back to “stone ages” By Ali Abunimah
Benny Gantz, the former Israeli army chief, is bragging about how much killing and slaughter he committed in Gaza in a series of campaign videos for his new political party posted on YouTube and social media over the weekend. Continue reading
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More defiance define Gilets Jaunes “Acte 10” (Videos)
The video below is an eloquent document about the clashes of Gilets Jaunes with the police. The anger of the demonstrators is obvious, there’s pent-up frustration with a regime they perceive as deaf and dumb to their interests or the institutions of genuine democracy (sound familiar?). The video —a collage of various clashes and possibly… Continue reading
