In Ecuador’s presidential runoff, it once again became clear that the main political force is “anti-Correísmo”—those who oppose former President Rafael Correa. Regardless of who the candidates are, the same side has consistently won in recent elections: the right-wing opponents of the Citizen Revolution (RC), Correa’s party. This time,...

The Dulles Brothers

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  John of State whose cloak snaked around his body the contours of which you had to guess; and, Allan of Intelligence his dagger secreted behind his back  waiting to strike  enemies of the state.  The brothers Dulles John with his cloak  and Allan with his dagger decided to overthrow Arbenz, President of Guatemala for giving The United Fruit Company’s unused land to the campesinos.  The brothers Dulles John...
Last December, U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) introduced Resolution 943 in Congress, to have the United States formally renounce and annul the Monroe Doctrine. Meanwhile, the government of Honduran President Xiomara Castro has withdrawn Honduras from an arbitration mechanism in the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) that allows...
When CIA-trained terrorists tried to overthrow the Sandinista government in the 1980s, the left erupted in protest. Now the left is cheering for the CIA. During the 1980s, the American left was mobilized in opposition to the Reagan administration policy of arming the Nicaraguan Contras—counter-revolutionaries, whose primary purpose was to...
On May 2, the State Department announced “the designation of Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif (Big Claws) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs).” Such legislation opens the door for the Trump administration and his colonial underling, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, to...
In Part 1 of this article, a brief outline of the evolution of the Monroe Doctrine makes clear how utterly destructive that doctrine and its descendants have become to the nations of Latin America and the United States, both to its relationship to Latin America and to the fundamental...
In December 2022, the Democratic-led House of Representatives voted to allow Puerto Ricans to decide the political future of the territory, the first time the chamber has committed to backing a binding process that could pave the way for Puerto Rico to become the nation’s 51st state or an...
The U.S. Claims To Be Embarked on a Global Crusade Against Authoritarianism While It Supports Authoritarian Regimes Like the One in Kenya In mid-April 2025, President Donald Trump offered support for the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti, which is led by the National Police Service of Kenya. Financed largely by...
“Today was January 7, 2025. The day when Denmark learned that we can no longer trust the United States. I will NEVER forget that day.” So wrote political commentator, right-wing influencer Jarl Cordua on social media. This statement reflects what Denmark’s mass media are communicating in their editorials, and quoting...
On September 14, President Joe Biden appointed former Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, an heir to the Pritzker banking dynasty whose net worth is around $3.3 billion, to be Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery. In a statement, Biden said that Ms. Pritzker would “drive the United States’ efforts to help...