Americas

Americas

US Tightens Blockade Against Cuba

Manolo De Los Santos / Peoples Dispatch Feb 3, 2026 On January 29, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US national security, expanding tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

Appeals Court: Administration Illegally Stripped Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans

Alexandra Martinez / Prism Feb 3, 2026 The decision comes as advocates say the justification for the Jan. 3 military action contradicts the claim that Venezuela is safe enough to end TPS. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

La fantasía Bitcóin en El Salvador mientras los trabajadores pierden sus empleos

Suchit Chávez / Truthdig Feb 2, 2026 Una élite económica emergente y respaldada por el gobierno está consolidando su poder: forjando su propio paraíso cripto. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Bitcoin Country

Suchit Chávez / Truthdig Feb 2, 2026 In El Salvador, a government-backed economic elite is consolidating power and forging its own crypto paradise while workers struggle. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Después de las bombas, Venezuela teme un futuro de coerción y colonización

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jan 15, 2026 Parece que todo el país está secuestrado por EE.UU, mientras venezolanos y expertos nacionales anticipan un camino político y económico muy difícil por delante. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Global Voices

After the Bombs: Venezuelans Concerned About a Future of Coercion and Colonization

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jan 15, 2026 With the whole country seemingly held hostage by the U.S., Venezuelans and local experts anticipate a politically and economically difficult road ahead. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

How Chevron Played the Long Game in Venezuela

Lois Parshley / Grist Jan 9, 2026 Chevron met with Trump and spent millions lobbying him to let it continue operating in Venezuela. Now it is uniquely positioned to profit from the country’s vast oil reserves. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela

Candice Bernd / Texas Observer Jan 8, 2026 Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they also have reasons not to leap at Trump’s invitation to join his war on the climate and the international legal order. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Americas

The Citgo Foreign Policy

Joe Cirincione / Truthdig Jan 6, 2026 One oil company with close ties to the Trump administration stands to gain the most from U.S. control of Venezuela’s heavy crude. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military

Trump Is Making the Same Mistakes Bush Made in Iraq

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 5, 2026 With his attack on Venezuela and abduction of Maduro, Donald Trump has committed to repeating five critical errors that the George W. Bush administration made in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

News

U.S. Bombs Venezuela, Kidnaps President 

Connor Echols / Responsible Statecraft Jan 3, 2026 With Maduro in captivity, Trump boats that the U.S. will "run the country" — including its oil industry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americas

US Continues Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Tankers Amid Condemnation at UN Security Council

Pablo Meriguet / Peoples Dispatch Dec 29, 2025 The United States continues to confiscate and pursue Venezuelan oil tankers, while Caracas denounces what it considers an “act of international piracy” at the UN. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )