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Sanctions as civilizational warfare: The human cost of US economic pressure

Sanctions must be recognized for what they are: economic warfare. And like all wars, their victims deserve justice.

They are making Venezuela’s economy scream

US-led sanctions caused Venezuela to lose oil revenue equivalent to 213% of its GDP between January 2017 and December 2024, resulting in losses of roughly USD 77 million per day. Who is the real target of these and other unilateral coercive measures?

Bukele proposes exchange of detainees to Venezuela as criticism mounts over detention of deported migrants

The Venezuelan Attorney General’s Office requested information on the detainees. Social organizations accuse Bukele of imprisoning Salvadoran politicians despite his rhetoric against Venezuela.

Brazil’s MST joins hands with Venezuela’s commune movement in food sovereignty project

The aim of the project is to guarantee Venezuela’s food sovereignty and produce “more and with greater quality.”

Exxon, Essequibo and imperialism

Marco Rubio recently traveled to Guyana, where he threatened military action against Venezuela – continuing a long history of imperialist countries using border disputes to disrupt Latin American unity and economic cooperation.

Rubio threatens Venezuela with military action

In the historic dispute over the Essequibo, Rubio clarified that US military forces are on Guyana’s side. Venezuela categorically rejected Rubio’s statements as belligerent.

Venezuelan families demand justice for their relatives deported to El Salvador

The Venezuelan government has initiated all possible steps (political and legal) to achieve the return of its citizens. A US judge claimed “Nazis got better treatment” than the Venezuelans accused of gang activity.

Venezuela demands the immediate repatriation of migrants detained in El Salvador

The Venezuelan government has promised that it will “fight until it frees all its compatriots” who have been imprisoned and deported without evidence thanks to an 18th-century US law.

Trump defies courts and deports 250 Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador

After defying a court order, the Trump administration has dug its heels in defense of the deportation flights

Book review: “Why Venezuela? How the US tries to undermine democracy and sovereignty in Latin America”

Explore how the US has waged a relentless campaign against the Bolivarian Revolution’s fight for sovereignty in this review of the new pamphlet, “Why Venezuela?”

US shrinks Chevron wind-down period in Venezuela to 30 days following pressure from right-wing legislators

Ramped-up economic sanctions will immediately affect the country’s oil output and potentially trigger inflation.