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Ex UN anti-narcotics chief & mob expert says US Treasury running ‘mafia racket’ against Venezuela

Posted on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020By Editor

Pino Arlacchi, the former Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Prevention, says US is behaving like an organized crime unit in its treatment of Venezuela. … Read More >Ex UN anti-narcotics chief & mob expert says US Treasury running ‘mafia racket’ against Venezuela

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US pushes conspiracy theory on China’s coronavirus death toll to deflect from Trump administration failures

Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020By Editor

A widely disseminated and highly dubious story asserting China concealed tens of thousands of deaths originated from a US government propaganda outlet and a veteran member of a right-wing anti-China cult. … Read More >US pushes conspiracy theory on China’s coronavirus death toll to deflect from Trump administration failures

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Amazon on strike: what workers need to know about their rights

Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020By Editor

Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Kevin Gustafson, an organizer with Democracy at Work and host of the Sensible Socialist Podcast, about the strike sweeping the online shopping industry. … Read More >Amazon on strike: what workers need to know about their rights

Pompeo’s ‘transition’ plan tells Venezuela to suffer into submission

Posted on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020By Editor

Declaring that “Nicolas Maduro will never again govern Venezuela,” Mike Pompeo unveils a so-called “transition” plan that tells Venezuelans to submit or starve. … Read More >Pompeo’s ‘transition’ plan tells Venezuela to suffer into submission

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As Washington privatized pandemic preparation, the national security state left Americans defenseless against Coronavirus

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

It’s time to face down the national security state that wasted trillions on imperial wars and abandoned Americans to fight Coronavirus alone … Read More >As Washington privatized pandemic preparation, the national security state left Americans defenseless against Coronavirus

Trump admin’s $15 million bounty on Maduro triggers explosive confession of violent Guaidó plot

Posted on March 28, 2020March 28, 2020By Editor

The Trump administration’s deception-laden indictment of President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle has badly backfired, resulting in the exposure of a violent assassination plan that could lead to the arrest of coup leader Juan Guaidó. … Read More >Trump admin’s $15 million bounty on Maduro triggers explosive confession of violent Guaidó plot

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Trump intensifies murderous Iran sanctions during COVID-19 crisis

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020By Editor

Assal Rad of the National Iranian American Council discusses the sanctions’ toll on Iran and how the Trump administration’s regime change agenda could lead to bigger catastrophe. … Read More >Trump intensifies murderous Iran sanctions during COVID-19 crisis

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US government threatens families of Int’l Criminal Court staff if they try Americans for war crimes

Posted on March 21, 2020March 21, 2020By Editor

The International Criminal Court approved an investigation into US war crimes in Afghanistan. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded by threatening to punish family members of ICC staff. … Read More >US government threatens families of Int’l Criminal Court staff if they try Americans for war crimes

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Expert: US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela during pandemic could be genocidal

Posted on March 21, 2020By Editor

Intensified US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela during the COVID-19 pandemic could amount to genocide, a former UN expert warns. … Read More >Expert: US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela during pandemic could be genocidal

US ramps up sanctions devastating Venezuela’s health sector as coronavirus spreads

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020By Editor

Promising to “smash” Venezuela’s government during a “maximum pressure March,” Trump has imposed crushing sanctions that force Venezuela to spend three times as much as non-sanctioned countries on coronavirus testing kits. … Read More >US ramps up sanctions devastating Venezuela’s health sector as coronavirus spreads