Zero Percent of Elite Pundits Oppose Regime Change in Venezuela

Teddy Ostrow / FAIR May 1, 2019 A new survey finds U.S. opinion journalists are in lockstep with the Trump administration when it comes to the Maduro government. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Critics Denounce U.S. for Backing Attempted Coup in Venezuela

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams May 1, 2019 Progressives and anti-war activists take the Trump administration to task for helping plot the overthrow of an elected government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mike Pence Confirms U.S. Support for Venezuelan Coup Effort

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Apr 30, 2019 In a tweet, the vice president pledges to stand with opposition leader Juan Guaido "until freedom and democracy are restored." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Violence Rocks Venezuela as Guaido Urges Uprising

SCOTT SMITH and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA / The Associated Press Apr 30, 2019 Armored vehicles plow into anti-government protesters in Caracas as troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro try to restore order. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Cracks Down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

GISELA SALOMON, DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Apr 18, 2019 The Trump administration announces new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries whose leaders John Bolton dubbed the “three stooges of socialism.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. to Allow Lawsuits Over Properties Seized by Castro’s Cuba

DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Apr 17, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo justifies the measure as a means of combating the island nation's "exportation of tyranny" in the region. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is ‘Dictator’ the Media’s Most Insidious Code Word?

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Apr 12, 2019 Countless governments exhibit authoritarian tendencies, but our political press is all too eager to smear those hostile to U.S. interests. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

America’s Coup Efforts in Venezuela Enter Frightening New Phase

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Apr 9, 2019 A manual from the U.S. Global Development Lab indicates that future efforts to destabilize the Maduro regime could include combat operations. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Venezualan Government Bars Guiado From Public Office for 15 Years

JORGE RUEDA / The Associated Press Mar 28, 2019 The announcement reflects a tightening of pressure on an opposition movement backed by the United States and its allies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Praises Brazil’s Far-Right Leader at White House

JILL COLVIN and PETER PRENGAMAN / The Associated Press Mar 19, 2019 The president predicts the two will share a "fantastic working relationship," and acknowledges they have "many views" in common. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The American Emperor Has No Clothes

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 19, 2019 Donald Trump can exhume all the neoconservatives he likes, but the United States' days as a global hegemon appear to be numbered. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Has Learned Nothing From Iraq

Janine Jackson / FAIR Mar 18, 2019 A fabricated story about Venezuela exposes the media’s role in parroting the U.S. government’s pro-war propaganda. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )