Maduro on Trial & Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’

From the courtroom to the newsroom, Nicolás Maduro’s trial exposes how U.S. force is laundered through media language and legal theater, reviving an old doctrine of hemispheric control.

Mnar Adley
Alan Macleod
By Mnar Adley
And Alan Macleod
Maduro

The trial of Nicolás Maduro has begun. On January 3, the elected president of Venezuela was kidnapped and flown to the U.S. to face drug smuggling charges in a case that is already falling apart. Prosecutors have already admitted that the “Cartel of the Suns” – the drugs organization Maduro supposedly led – does not exist. Moreover, the supposed

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The Empire’s Regime Change Blueprint: Lie, Steal, Gaslight, Repeat

What would happen if a world power abducted a foreign president? This article explores U.S. actions toward Venezuela, the legal implications, and why international law appears to stop where U.S. interests begin.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Narco Lies

The Trump administration has just violated international law — specifically Article 2, Section 4 of the United Nations Charter — by kidnapping the sitting president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and placing him on trial under drug-trafficking charges that critics across the Global South and international legal scholars describe as politically

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MAGA Embraces Forever Wars With Foreign Policy Flip

Trump’s MAGA movement has shed its anti-war stance and embraced the neoconservative foreign policy consensus, backing sanctions and military escalation worldwide.

Greg Stoker
By Greg Stoker
SOP Ukraine

Over the past six months, the MAGA movement has undergone a dramatic transformation, shedding what little remained of its anti-establishment, anti-war identity. The populist rhetoric that once promised to end “forever wars” and put “America First” now echoes the neoconservative consensus it once claimed to oppose. Donald Trump’s foreign policy

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Deconstructing H.R. 3202: The Israel Lobby’s Persistent Role in Sanctioning Syria

Hekmat Aboukhater reveals the concealed agenda of the newly extended Caesar Act, exposing the Israel Lobby’s influence and examining the broader impact of sanctions on Syria and the world.

Hekmat Aboukhater
By Hekmat Aboukhater
Syria Sanctions Feature photo

On February 13, the U.S. House of Representatives deliberated on Resolution 3202, the "Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023." The following day, the House passed the bill with a 389 to 32 bipartisan majority. Now, the bill moves on to the Senate, where it will most likely pass with similar bipartisan support and a ringing endorsement from

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Israeli Peace Activist Calls For Sanctions, No-Fly Zone On Israel

Israeli peace activist Miko Peled provides his recommendations for dealing with the rogue state of Israel.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Miko Peled Feature photo Explainer

Israel's latest refusal to accept the Palestinian offer for a cease-fire and prisoner exchange demonstrates again that it only wants to continue the killing. Furthermore, the latest cold-blooded assault on Palestinians in Rafah - most of whom are displaced, having had to escape their homes in other parts of the Gaza Strip, presents an urgent need

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How The Global South Has Risen in The Face of US Sabotage with Ajamu Baraka

Ajamu Baraka joins Lee Camp to discuss how the media demonizes enemies of the US empire, the US military’s global command structure, neocolonial behavior, and the white supremacy inherent to its hegemony.

Lee Camp
By Lee Camp
Lee Camp Ajamu Baraka Feature photo

Ajamu Baraka is a former U.S. Green Party vice-presidential candidate, a longstanding political activist, and a spokesperson for the Black Alliance for Peace. He joins Lee Camp this week for an interview with “Behind the Headlines.”China’s rise, U.S. meddling worldwide, international resistance to Western domination, and much more are covered in

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