When the phrase “CAN’T WIN” is applied to a candidate whose values you basically agree with, what is really being said is “YOU CAN’T WIN!” This is a system problem, not a problem of you as an individual. Those who want to concentrate money and power in their own hands spend a lot of energy […]
Tag: Venezuela
Hugo Chávez — Ten Years Presente!
Ten years ago on March 5, 2013, Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela, died. A piece I wrote called “Ten Things I Learned from Hugo Chávez” is below and HERE. Presente! is a word used in Latin America to affirm that those who have passed are still a part of the living, and remain in our […]
U.S. out of — where you don’t belong!
In the 1980s people carried protest signs saying “US out of Nicaragua!” and El Salvador, and Grenada, and then many others. I also saw signs saying “US out of my uterus!” While the problems may seem to be quite different — the first ones are international and the last is very personal — they really […]
Seven Tips: How to Tell when it’s a Lie
Even when we’re being lied to by almost every available source across the media and political spectrum, we can still become better lie detectors. This piece focuses on Latin America, and so a good question is, “Why is Latin America important?” The reasons are that we do care about how the US treats other people, and we need hope that things […]
US: End Sanctions, and Learn from the World!
The US is moving away, deliberately or not, from our overrated position of being the strongest imperial super-power — both militarily and economically — that the world has ever known. I say “overrated” because being an empire has not done a good job of generating real happiness, health, justice, and safety. If we want better […]
Ten Things I Learned from Hugo Chávez
Venezuela has been attacked because it has represented the “power of a good example” – from which we can learn.
How did the Venezuelan economy get so messed up?
Venezuela is facing significant difficulties, and one of the worst is the widespread misinformation spread by governments and media. Here is a list of 13 basics to help shed light on this complicated situation. There are three U.S. options that can help: (1) no war, (2) end government sanctions, which are illegal and a form […]
Why did both Obama and Trump sanction Venezuela?
This question has deep relevance. In my first BLOG after returning from the Alliance for Global Justice “End Venezuela Sanctions” delegation, my goal was to provide the most fundamental information possible about what we can do as a government and as citizens of the United States. Most people in Venezuela and the U.S. can agree […]
What is really happening in Venezuela?
I just returned from 11 days in Venezuela, my sixth trip there since 2005. Many people have asked me how they can understand what’s really happening in Venezuela based on information from public institutions such as the U.S. government and the mainstream media. Sources they have used include television ranging from Fox News to MSNBC […]
Why I am going to Venezuela
Hope. That’s it, in one word. And there’s more! I am writing this because many people have been asking – and have been worried – about my planned trip to Venezuela. The political delegation – 20 people from 7 countries – will be in Venezuela from March 28 through April 7. * * * I […]