US imperialism

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Speculation of more privatisations by the Nicol谩s Maduro government is growing amid fears incoming United States president Donald Trump may tighten sanctions on Venezuela, reports Federico Fuentes.

Nicolas Maduro and Edmundo Gonzales

There are fears in Venezuela that the situation approaching inauguration day could trigger a new round of political violence and state repression, reports Federico Fuentes.

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Indonesia鈥檚 President Prabowo Subianto remains a loyal servant of United States imperialism, as his recent phone call to Donald Trump makes clear, reports Peter Boyle.

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Gubernatorial elections were held on November 5 in the United States colony of Puerto Rico, with pro-independence candidate Juan Dalmau only narrowly defeated by pro-Trump candidate Jenniffer Gonz谩lez-Col贸n, reports Barry Sheppard.

transport workers at an election rally in Venezuela

In the second part of our interview, Steve Ellner, Associate Managing Editor of Latin American Perspectives and a retired professor of the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela, speaks to Federico Fuentes about opposition to United States imperialism and the left鈥檚 appraisal of the Nicol谩s Maduro government in Venezuela.

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Steve Ellner, Associate Managing Editor of Latin American Perspectives and a retired professor of the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela, speaks to Federico Fuentes about the need to prioritise the struggle against United States imperialism and the challenges for international solidarity.

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United States courts have mandated the auction of聽CITGO Petroleum, US-based Venezuelan state-owned oil refining company, reports Coral Wynter.

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Russian socialist and political economist Ilya Matveev sat down with 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes to discuss imperialism鈥檚 鈥渢wo logics鈥 and how they help us better understand the world today.

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Kerry Smith sat down with Latin American politics writer Federico Fuentes to break down the July 28 Venezuelan presidential elections and its aftermath.

CNE building in Caracas

Venezuela solidarity activist Arnold August travelled from Canada to Venezuela to observe the July 28 election. He explains below how Venezuela鈥檚 National Electoral Council (CNE) was created through a popular democratic process following the election of Hugo Chavez in 1998.

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Venezuela's far-right opposition has refused to accept defeat in the country's presidential election amid simmering unrest and violence in the streets of Caracas, sparking warnings of another coup attempt, reports Jake Johnson.

Empire State Building

Sam Gindin is the co-author of The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy Of American Empire (with Leo Panitch). 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes spoke to Gindin about the rise of the United States empire and its role in creating a truly global capitalism.