Tariffs, threats, and economic sanctions: Trump’s tense relationship with Latin America
Trump’s approach to Latin America is an intensification of his first term approach to the region which is now dominated by progressive-leaning heads of state.
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.
App-based drivers boycott Chevron for complicity in Israel’s genocidal crimes
The 100,000-strong International Alliance of App-Based Transport Workers has expressed its solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for liberation
In split decision, US apex court rejects Steven Donziger’s review plea despite irregularities
Environmental lawyer Steven Donziger is widely known for representing thousands of Ecuadorian villagers in a multi-billion corporate pollution lawsuit against Chevron
Venezuelan government and opposition sign deal after talks in Mexico
The Venezuelan government had withdrawn from negotiations in October 2021 after a round of talks in August, following the illegal detention and extradition of Alex Saab.
Report: World’s biggest investors fuel border violence, deforestation and other stories
Today we look at how investors are driving border violence and the climate crisis, the acquittal of an Australian policeman in the murder of an Indigenous teen, and more
Jair Bolsonaro faces 9 charges in senate inquiry report on COVID-19 and other stories
Today we look at Brazil’s senate inquiry report on the state’s pandemic response, growing threats of climate-induced distress migration, and more
US conditional aid to UN agency violates Palestinian right of return and other stories
Today we look at protests in Gaza against a funding agreement between the U.S. and the UNRWA, a U.S. court ordering Indigenous people in Ecuador to pay the Chevron corporation’s legal fees, and more
How a US lawyer’s attempt to make Chevron pay for pollution landed him a jail sentence
Lawyer Steven Donziger was sentenced to jail by a federal judge despite a UN working group having found his detention to be in violation of international law
Roger Waters on Ecuador and Steven Donziger’s fight for justice
Musician Roger Waters talks about the struggle of the indigenous people of Ecuador against Chevron and the persecution suffered by their attorney Steven Donziger
Tarifazos: How Argentina’s population is being forced to subsidize the earnings of multinational companies
José Rigane of the CTA-Autonomá spoke about why more and more Argentinians are unable to pay for basic services






