US foreign policy
America is a Gangster State
By Chris Hedges
Jan 03, 2026
The kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife solidifies America’s role as a gangster state. Violence does not...
4 ways Team Trump reminded us of Bush-Cheney in 2025
From WMDs to bombing Iran, the president who consistently mocked the GWOT is now pushing the same old buttons
By Jack Hunter
Dec 31, 2025
Earlier this...
US Launches Criminal Airstrikes on Venezuela—Statement by the Venezuelan Government
January 3, 2026
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Amid explosions in the vicinity of Caracas, the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has released a statement confirming that...
Trump and Netanyahu celebrate the new Year planning the attack to...
Netanyahu Joins Trump To Ring in the New Year in Florida
Netanyahu's office said he was the only foreign leader invited to the event
by Dave DeCamp
January...
An Israeli role in the Trump-Epstein files controversy?
As Epstein files resurface, questions grow over Trump’s ties to the disgraced financier and whether Israelis could exploit the fallout.
By Robert Inlakesh
Jan 2, 2025
Given the...
The Voice of the Struggling Turkish Cypriots
An interview with Turkish Cypriot activist Öz Karahan by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos for DefendDemocracy.Press and Militaire.Gr
In July 1974, the CIA-installed military junta in Athens carried...
Fear, US power and a fractured left: How Milei tightened his...
Dec 13, 2025
Marxist economist JULIO GAMBINA tells Bert Schouwenburg why voters backed Javier Milei despite soaring poverty, how Washington is shaping Argentina’s future, and...
Trump Signs Bill That Gives Him Over $1 Trillion Military Budget
December 18, 2025
President Trump on Thursday signed the massive $901 billion 2026 National Defense Authorization Act into law, which will be combined with a...
Will Trump Strike Venezuela? The Risk of a New Vietnam, an...
The academic and journalist Beatriz Bissio speaks with Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
Using claims that are manifestly unfounded and irrational, U.S. President Trump began by bombing and...
Why Did Trump Send His Warships to Venezuela?
Vijay Prashad*
Dec 16, 2025
Beyond oil interests, Vijay Prashad argues that the US escalation against Venezuela is about reestablishing its hegemony in the hemisphere.
Featured image: US...