Chelli Stanley (2019-08-08). Visions of Peace: Dreams of a New Way. counterpunch.org After Medgar, Malcolm, and then Martin were killed, people realized there were forces in America that would keep Black people from achieving true freedom "by any means necessary." When the Black Panther Party started to feed children at no cost, opened free health clinics, engaged in free public education, and tried to prevent the police More

Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz (2019-08-08). Venezuelan Gov't Suspends Dialogue as EU Criticizes US Embargo. venezuelanalysis.com The European Union objected to the "extraterritorial application of unilateral measures."

Ricardo Vaz (2019-08-08). Venezuelan Campesinos' March on Miraflores Blocked by Police. venezuelanalysis.com The mobilization marked the one-year anniversary of the Admirable Campesino March.

teleSUR (2019-08-08). Russia Accuses the US of Interfering in Venezuela's Dialogue. telesurenglish.net Russia's Foreign Ministry said it regrets the cancellation of the round of negotiations that had been developed in Barbados, between a delegation of the government of President Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition. | RELATED: | ALBA Countries Condemn Trump's Total Blockade Against Venezuela | The office of the Russian Foreign Ministry, through a statement, said that regardless of who is responsible for this decision, the main…

teleSUR (2019-08-08). Oil Rises More Than 2%, Expectations of More OPEC Cuts. telesurenglish.net Oil jumped more than 2 percent on Thursday on expectations that falling prices could lead to production cuts, coupled with a steadying of the yuan currency after a week of turmoil spurred by an escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions. | RELATED: | US Renews Chevron License in Venezuela Despite Trump Sanctions | Prices rebounded after tumbling nearly 5 percent to their lowest since January on Wednesday after data showed an unexpected build in U.S. crude stockpiles after nearly t…

Telesur (2019-08-08). Food Shipment Destined for Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade. globalresearch.ca Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez denounced Wednesday that a ship containing 25 thousand tons of soy-made products has been seized in the Panama Canal due to the U.S. blockade while calling on the United Nations to take action against the …

teleSUR (2019-08-08). ALBA Countries Condemn Trump's Total Blockade Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) issued a statement this week condemning the economic blockade that U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized against the Venezuelan people and their government. | RELATED: | Chinese Foreign Ministry Condemns US Blockade Against Venezuela | "The ALBA-TCP count…

Lucas Koerner (2019-08-08). NPR shreds ethics handbook to normalize regime change in Venezuela. mronline.org The Reagan administration in 1982 coerced National Public Radio (NPR) to cover more favorably the U.S. terrorist war then being waged against Nicaragua. | Source

teleSUR (2019-08-08). 7 Colombian Soldiers Sentenced For Extrajudicial Killing. telesurenglish.net Seven members of Colombia's armed forces were sentenced Thursday, to 34 years in prison for carrying out an extrajudicial killing. The sentence overturned a ruling last year that absolved the troops of responsibility. The killing was part of the 'false positives' scandal, whereby civilians were murdered and then dressed in guerilla uniforms so that soldiers could claim rewards. | RELATED: | One Sector Blocks Peace in Colombia: Ex-FARC Guerrilla Leader | In 2006, seven soldiers k…

Stephen Lendman (2019-08-08). "Economic Terror": Trump Regime Aims to Starve Venezuelans into Submission. globalresearch.ca Venezuela Vice President Delcy Rodriguez | Under both extremist right wings of the US war party, the incremental Nazification of America may become full-blown in our lifetimes if not strongly challenged by the world community. | The Trump regime exceeds the worst …

Stephen Lendman (2019-08-08). "Economic Terror": Trump Regime Aims to Starve Venezuelans into Submission. globalresearch.ca Under both extremist right wings of the US war party, the incremental Nazification of America may become full-blown in our lifetimes if not strongly challenged by the world community. | The Trump regime exceeds the worst of its predecessors. Based on …

Eds. (2019-08-08). In Venezuela, social, popular and communal unity is not an illusion. mronline.org The Corriente Revolucionaria Bolívar y Zamora interviewed àÅngel Prado, the spokesperson of the Socialist Commune El Maizal, a campesino organization dedicated to building socialism at the grassroots level in Venezuela. | Source

John Bachtell (2019-08-07). The mass democratic upsurge and the fight for unity. peoplesworld.org This is part 6 of the full main report, "Unity to save people and planet; For full equality, democracy, peace, and green socialism," to the 31st National Convention of the Communist Party USA held in Chicago, Illinois, June 21-23, 2019. Other installments available here. The abbreviated oral presentation is available here. John Bachtell served as CPUSA national …

John McEvoy (2019-08-07). Corporate media enters realm of the absurd with claim that Venezuela is 'cocaine capital of the world'. thecanary.co The latest instalment of creative storytelling about Venezuela has come in the form of a Yahoo! Finance news video entitled How Venezuela became 'the cocaine capital of the world'. The report builds on years of dubious reports alleging major ties between the Venezuelan governmen…

Staff (2019-08-07). More Sanctions Against Venezuela Means More Suffering. therealnews.com The Trump administration's new sanctions freeze all of Venezuela's U.S.-based assets and those of anyone who helps Maduro which will only increase poverty, says Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodriguez…

United Nations (2019-08-07). Wednesday's Daily Brief: Syrian detainees, Zimbabwe hunger crisis, Kabul attack, Mexico disappearances, new tech to feed the world. un.org Wednesday's top stories: Syrian detainees "failed by Security Council"; Zimbabwe experiencing "worst-ever hunger crisis"; Guterres welcomes new Mozambique peace accord; deadly Kabul attack; Mexico "responsible for enforced disappearances"; indigenous languages at risk; and how innovation should be used to feed the world.

Stephen Lendman (2019-08-07). Trump Regime "Maximum Pressure" High Crimes Against World Peace. Illegal Embargo against Venezuela. globalresearch.ca Maximum pressure is a Trump regime euphemism for unlawful political, economic and financial collective punishment against a sovereign state, its leadership and population — for not bending to Washington's will. | Binding international law Fourth Geneva's Article 33 prohibits it, stating: …

teleSUR (2019-08-07). Caribbean Movement for Peace: US Destabilizing Region, Dialogue. telesurenglish.net General Secretary David Denny of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration released a statement Wednesday afternoon condemning the United States-backed coup d'etat attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last April. | RELATED: | 'The KKK in White House Doesn't Want Talks, They Want Violence: ' President Maduro | The Barbados-based organization says the Donald Trump administration's mounting economic strangle on the South American nation is both "desta…

Paul Dobson (2019-08-07). Venezuelan Athletes Bring Home Medals from Pan-American Games. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela has scored thirteen medals so far, including three golds, with more expected.

teleSUR (2019-08-07). Food Shipment Destined For Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Vicepresident Delcy Rodriguez denounced Wednesday that a ship containing 25 thousand tons of soy-made products has been seized in the Panama Canal due to the U.S. blockade while calling on the United Nations to take action against the "serious aggression" that impede Venezuela "right to food". | RELATED: | Arreaza: US Total Blockade Will Make People Suffer But Won't Break Venezuela | "Venezuela denounces before the world that a boat that holds 25 thousan…

teleSUR (2019-08-07). EU Opposes Recent US Total Blockade Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net The European Union said Wednesday it rejected new moves by the White House to impose a total blockade on Venezuela. Though the EU has also placed sanctions on the elected government of Venezuela, they oppose U.S. attempts to extend the sanctions 'extraterritorially'. | RELATED: | Venezuela Denounces the 'Imperialist' Total Blockade by US | "We oppose the extraterritorial application of unilateral measures," said EU spokesperson Carlos Martin Ruiz de Gordejuela, spokesperson for the…

teleSUR (2019-08-07). March in Caracas Against US Blockade. telesurenglish.net The authorities of the National Government accompanied Venezuelans dmeonstrating their commitment and loyalty to the legacy of Commander Hugo Chavez and freedom from the blockade caused by U.S. President Donald Trump during mobilizations in Caracas Wednesday. | RELATED: | Food Shipment Destined For Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade | The leader of the Socialist Party United of Venezuela (PSUV), Jorge Luis Garcia Carneiro, said, "We now have more strength and courage to contin…

teleSUR (2019-08-07). Chinese Foreign Ministry Condemns US Blockade Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net An executive order by United States President Donald Trump to freeze the Venezuelan government's assets and cut off its funds is an act of "gross interference" and a violation of the norms of international relations, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday. | RELATED: | Venezuela Govt Won't Attend Dialogue Table Due to US Blockade | China will continue to coopera…

WSWS (2019-08-07). Washington orders international embargo on Venezuela, threatens invasion. wsws.org US envoy Elliott Abrams declared: "If you told George Bush Sr. in 1988 that he would invade Panama, he would have called it madness. But two or three years later, it happened."

teleSUR (2019-08-07). Venezuela Govt Won't Attend Dialogue Table Due to US Blockade. telesurenglish.net The Bolivarian Government has decided not to send its delegation to the dialogue meetings scheduled for this August 8 and 9 in Barbados, as announced by the sector vice president for Communication, Tourism and Culture, Jorge Rodriguez on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Food Shipment Destined For Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade | The Minister for Communication and Information also made the announcement through his account on the Twitter in…

Habib Ahmadzadeh (2019-08-07). This Iran War Vet Has Some Advice for Trump: Don't Play Checkers with the Grandmasters of Chess. mintpressnews.com War is not our business, but negotiations and diplomacy are. War is not our purpose. Peace is our mission. Peace is our philosophy in life, and you are right, diplomacy is our art.

Philip Giraldi (2019-08-07). Will Mercenaries Fight America's Wars? Private Mercenary Army on Behalf of Venezuela "Opposition" globalresearch.ca President Donald Trump's pre-election pledge to end America's useless wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan just might turn out to be somewhat less than what was promised if some political allies of the president have their way. For …

Gloria La Riva (2019-08-06). Venezuela derrota nuevo sabotaje de poder en horas. liberationnews.org Este es el tercer intento importante de los Estados Unidos y los contrarrevolucionarios internos para tratar de destruir el sistema de energía, el primero fue del 7 al 12 de marzo y el segundo del 23 de marzo al 4 de abril. Ha habido cientos de ataques terroristas en las líneas eléctricas.

Max Blumenthal (2019-08-06). 'John Bolton tried to assassinate me': Interview with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal sits down with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. We discuss the plots to kill him,…

teleSUR (2019-08-06). 'US Doesn't Want Talks, They Want Violence:' President Maduro. telesurenglish.net In an interview published Monday, Grayzone journalist Max Blumenthal sat down with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and discussed the state of the nations, touching on the effects of U.S. sanctions and the challenges being faced from the U.S. and within the Bolivarian ranks. The details are as follows. | RELATED: | Arreaza: US Total Blockade Will Make People Suffer But Won't Break Venezuela | Breaking out of U.S.-imposed isolation: | During the interview…

teleSUR (2019-08-06). Israel Approves 2,300 Settler Homes in Occupied West Bank. telesurenglish.net Israel's Higher Planning Committee (HPC) approved Monday and Tuesday the construction of 2,304 illegal housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli NGO Peace Now. | RELATED: | Israel Approves 6,000 New Illegal Settler Homes in West Bank | The organization reported that 838 housing units for validation (second and…

Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz (2019-08-06). Washington Escalates Venezuela Sanctions into Full-Fledged Embargo. venezuelanalysis.com The latest measures amount to a total trade embargo impacting both US and foreign entities.

United Nations (2019-08-06). Colombia offers nationality rights to Venezuelan children born there: UN hails 'very important step'. un.org The UN migration agency, IOM, has welcomed Colombia's decision on Monday to grant nationality status to more than 24,000 Venezuelan babies born inside the country after their parents fled across the border.

John McEvoy (2019-08-06). Trump announces total economic embargo on Venezuela, collectively punishing civilian population. thecanary.co On 5 August, Donald Trump used an executive order to announce a total economic embargo on Venezuela. The embargo comes after years of crippling and illegal US sanctions,…

United Nations (2019-08-06). Tuesday's Daily Brief: Venezuela-Colombia baby breakthrough, Italy piles on rescue boat pressure, States must combat hate, Kashmir rights latest and a musical plea to combat CAR hunger. un.org Tuesday's main stories: Colombia offers nationality to born of Venezuelan parents; '€1 million' fines for rescue boats; States must do more to stop hate attacks; Egypt terror attack condemned by Security Council, UN chief; Kashmir developments risk people's rights; and striking a chord for 1.8 million hungry Central Africans.

teleSUR (2019-08-06). Venezuelan Military Under Cyber Spies Attack: Report. telesurenglish.net A cyber-espionage group dubbed as Machete has been stealing files from the Venezuelan army, according to a report published Monday by IT security company, ESET. | RELATED: | Iran Says It Dismantled a US Cyber Espionage Network | ESET said it observed no less than 50 hacked computers between March and May within Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Colombia, but 75 percent of the computers infected by Machete servers were based in Venezuela. | The group has been active for nine years now a…

teleSUR (2019-08-06). A Pact is Reached in Mozambique, Yet Peace Still Uncertain. telesurenglish.net After fighting on opposite sides of a civil war that erupted following independence from Portugal and killed more than one million people between 1977 and 1992, the ruling Frelimo party and former guerrilla movement Renamo signed a ceasefire that ended the worst of the bloodshed. | RELATED: | Powerful Explosion Hits Somalian Capital, Gunfire Reported | President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo leader Ossufo Momade smiled broadly and embraced after signing the deal, which encompasses a perma…

The Canary (2019-08-06). US economic war on Venezuela an 'attack on private property and threat to world order'. thecanary.co Venezuela's vice president has said the latest US sanctions freezing the assets of Nicolás Maduro's government are an attack on private property and a threat to world order. | Foreign companies which continue to do business with Venezuela's government can face retaliation in the US under the asset freeze, which was announced on Monday night. | Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez said: "The US has to understand once and for all that they aren't the owners of the world." | She said that "every country that has investments in t…

Staff (2019-08-06). Headlines for August 6, 2019. democracynow.org Trump Condemns White Supremacy After El Paso Massacre Despite His Own Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric, Trump Supporter Who Sent Pipe Bombs to CNN and Democrats Sentenced to 20 Years, Tensions Mount over Kashmir as Pakistan Reacts to Revocation of Special Status, Puerto Rican Senate, San Juan Mayor Sue over Pierluisi's Appointment as Governor, China Weakens Currency, Halts U.S. Crop Imports as Trade War Ratchets Up, U.S. Imposes Economic Embargo Against Venezuela, Drone Attack Kills 42 People in Libya, R. Kelly Charged with Prostitution and Solicitation of a Minor, Galveston Police Apologize for Shocking Photo Showing Mou…

pip.hinman (2019-08-06). Activists ask US Marines to leave Darwin base. greenleft.org.au More than 60 peace activists gathered outside the Robertson Barracks, which houses 2500 United States Marines, to ask them to leave on August 3 . | The action, which included asking the marines to share tea and biscuits, took place during the "Australia at the Cross Roads" conference organised by the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN). | The barracks were set up under an agreement between the Australian and United States governments that lasts until 2040. | Many activists joined the action in a hard-to…

pip.hinman (2019-08-06). Activists ask US Marines to leave Darwin base. greenleft.org.au More than 60 peace activists gathered outside the Robertson Barracks, which houses 2500 United States Marines, to ask them to leave on August 3 . | The action, which included asking the marines to share tea and biscuits, took place during the "Australia at the Cross Roads" conference organised by the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN). | The barracks was set up under an agreement between the Australian and United States governments that lasts until 2040. | Many activists joined the action in a hard-to-…

Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (2019-08-05). Venezuela: Delcy Rodríguez denuncia golpe de Estado jurídico desde EEUU. peoplesworld.org La vicepresidenta ejecutiva de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, denunció este lunes una gran operación internacional que implica un golpe de Estado jurídico dirigido desde Estados Unidos (EEUU) mediante el cual se busca despojar al país de todos sus activos. "Es un golpe jurídico para apropiarse de todos los activos que tiene Petróleos …

splcenter (2019-08-05). New Civil Rights Memorial to be installed on 54th anniversary of Voting Rights Act. splcenter.org Jimmie Lee Jackson was beaten and shot by Alabama state troopers during a peaceful voting rights march on Feb. 18, 1965.

Ricardo Vaz (2019-08-05). Venezuela: Trump Threatens Blockade as Dialogue Continues. venezuelanalysis.com A White House official added that the threat should be "taken seriously."

Lucas Koerner (2019-08-05). NPR Shreds Ethics Handbook to Normalize Regime Change in Venezuela. fair.org The Reagan administration in 1982 coerced National Public Radio (NPR) to cover more favorably the US terrorist war then being waged against Nicaragua. | As Greg Grandin writes, Otto Reich, head of the administration's Orwellian propaganda outfit known as the Office of Public Diplomacy, informed the public network that his office had contracted "a special consultant service [to listen] to all NPR programs" on Central America. Dependent on state funding, NPR promptly buckled under pressure, reassigning reporters viewed as "too easy on the Sandinistas," and…

Max Blumenthal (2019-08-03). 'You don't have any rights': CBP agents interrogate US citizen and seize his phone after Venezuela solidarity trip. thegrayzone.com The detention of a US citizen returning from Venezuela was an apparent extension of the US government's efforts to punish…

Fight Back (2019-08-03). Protest against police violence at Inland Port sit in. fightbacknews.org Salt Lake City, UT — "Protect and serve, that's a lie! Speaking up is not a crime!" chanted protesters, outside the SLCPD Public Health and Safety Building, July 23. More than 60 people had gathered for a Utah Against Police Brutality (UAPB) rally held in response to the excessive police violence used against the peaceful protesters occupying the Chamber of Commerce in downtown SLC on July 9, in response to the proposed Inland Port development. | At the Inland Port protest, police responded to protesters with violence, pushing and shoving community members, including those in the designated ADA section, inj…

Fight Back (2019-08-03). Tom Burke of FRSO speaks with Venezuelan Comunas leaders. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – Under the banner of "Comuna o nada," translated to English as "Communes or nothing," 100 leaders of Venezuela's neighborhood groups gathered on July 30. The forum was held at the Ministry of Popular Power for the Communes and Social Movements. This is where the well-respected Minister Blanca Eekhout is in charge. | Popular Power refers to the people's organizations that exist across Venezuela that constitute a new type of society. This includes over 3000 communes, tens of thousands of communal councils, housing assemblies and food supply committees and nearly 3 million militia members. | Th…

Fight Back (2019-08-03). Tom Burke of FRSO speaks with Venezuelan Comunas leaders. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – Under the banner of "Comuna o nada," translated to English as "Communes or nothing," 100 leaders of Venezuela's neighborhood groups gathered on July 30. The forum was held at the Ministry of Popular Power for the Communes and Social Movements. This is where the well-respected Minister Blanca Eekhout is in charge. | Popular Power refers to the people's organizations that exist across Venezuela that constitute a new type of society. This includes over 3000 communes, tens of thousands of communal councils, housing assemblies and food supply committees and nearly 3 million militia members. | Th…

Eds. (2019-08-03). Are U.S. military planes announcing formal aggression against Venezuela? mronline.org In less than a month, U.S. air raids into our Maiquetía Flight Information Region (FIR) have multiplied, following a pattern that is admittedly very worrisome. The routes described by its EP-3 Ares II aircraft are revealing, taking into account the nature of this type of aircraft. | Source