Dakotah Lilly

Dakotah Lilly is a political activist and the co-founder of Students and youth For a New America.

The Red-Baiting Attacks on Bernie Sanders Ignore His Flawed Foreign Policy Record

The right needs to stop pretending that Bernie Sanders is a Chavista, Sandinista, or the next Che Guevara, and some elements of the left need to stop doing the same.

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By Dakotah Lilly
Bernie Sanders Feature photo

Bernie Sanders has once again caused a firestorm of condemnation from America's talking heads and political mouthpieces. What did Sanders say this time that got pundits like Republican strategist and CNN commentator Ana Navarro so heated? In an interview with Anderson Cooper, the presidential candidate said: You know... When Fidel Castro came

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The ICC Plays Scripted Role in Regime Change Plot Against Venezuela

When it comes to Venezuela, we should be wary of hyperbole and exaggeration, bearing in mind that “humanitarian crisis” is a highly technical and loaded term that can be misused as a pretext for military intervention and regime change.

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By Dakotah Lilly
United Nations U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, right, listens as Organization of American States Secretary General Luis Almargo speaks during a U.N. meeting on human rights concerns in Venezuela, Monday Nov. 13, 2017 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS (Opinion) -- The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, recently announced that a “preliminary investigation” would be launched into the sovereign state of Venezuela, citing alleged incidents of state violence committed during the months of street protests in 2017. These violent protests claimed the

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