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Nicolás Maduro kidnapping, US imperialist expansion and implications for New Zealand

There is much to understand from the dramatic kidnapping (abduction is perhaps a better word) of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores last weekend by the United States armed forces, combined with the military attack on the country’s capital Caracas. This understanding is greatly helped by the comments of the US’s first electedContinue reading “Nicolás Maduro kidnapping, US imperialist expansion and implications for New Zealand”

The Ignoble Nobel: from Hitler to Kissinger to Machado

Much to the disappointment of US President Donald Trump, on 10 October the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Maria Corina Machado. In the words of the Committee the award was “…for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transitionContinue reading “The Ignoble Nobel: from Hitler to Kissinger to Machado”