Stansfield Smith, Chicago ALBA Solidarity Some alternative media have exposed the US government and its corporate media fake news reporting on Russian “election interference,” on Venezuela, the war on Syria, China’s Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Nicaragua, Palestine, among others. One of the longest running media disinformation campaigns has been directed at Cuba, well covered in … Continue reading A Case Study of Corporate Media Disinformation: Keith Bolender’s “Manufacturing the Enemy: The Media War Against Cuba”
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Chomsky and other Liberal Intellectuals ask us to Join them in Throwing in the Towel: their “Open Letter to the Green Party”
Stansfield Smith Noam Chomsky, Barbara Ehrenreich, Bill Fletcher, Leslie Cagan, Ron Daniels, Kathy Kelly, Norman Solomon, Cynthia Peters, and Michael Albert wrote an Open Letter to the Green Party, asking them to support the 2020 Democratic candidate regardless who wins the nomination. It was in response to an article well worth reading by Howie Hawkins, … Continue reading Chomsky and other Liberal Intellectuals ask us to Join them in Throwing in the Towel: their “Open Letter to the Green Party”
The Coup in Bolivia: Lessons for our Movement
Stansfield Smith, Chicago ALBA Solidarity The US engineered another coup, this time Bolivia, and again our movement could not effectively counter pro-coup propaganda the US was selling to the public, let alone taking any action to stop it. Our imperative need for much greater long-term cooperative work to combat US interventions is evident. Needed is … Continue reading The Coup in Bolivia: Lessons for our Movement
What the Chicago Teacher Union and the GM Auto Workers Strikes Teach Us
By Stan Smith, ChicagoALBASolidarity.org The Chicago teachers and staff, numbering 35,000, are on strike for the second time in seven years. And for a second time, the teachers' action has helped spark a social movement. This strike questions to the long-held understanding that unions have no right to make demands beyond work conditions, pay and … Continue reading What the Chicago Teacher Union and the GM Auto Workers Strikes Teach Us
Some Questions on Oscar Figuera’s “The Crisis of Rentier Capitalism in Venezuela”
https://orinocotribune.com/some-questions-of-oscar-figueras-the-crisis-of-rentier-capitalism-in-venezuela/ Some Questions on Oscar Figuera’s “The Crisis of Rentier Capitalism in Venezuela” Stan Smith, Chicago ALBA Solidarity The secretary-general of the Venezuelan Communist Party (PCV), Oscar Figuera, in a recent interview stresses the need to build a broad anti-imperialist alliance of workers, campesinos, the communal movement, and all those committed to progressive social change. … Continue reading Some Questions on Oscar Figuera’s “The Crisis of Rentier Capitalism in Venezuela”
Celebrating 50 years of Venceremos Brigade solidarity with the Cuban Revolution
by Stan Smith This year was the 50th anniversary of the Venceremos Brigade delegations to Cuba, a special affair for Cuba and its Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP). We participants can agree with what one former brigadista wrote us, “I went in 1971 and it was one of the most moving experiences of … Continue reading Celebrating 50 years of Venceremos Brigade solidarity with the Cuban Revolution
Bernie Sanders’ Present Fight against Corporate Rule vs. the Bernie of 1989
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers remarks at a campaign function in the Marvin Center at George Washington University on June 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. Sanders discussed democratic socialism in his address. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) Stansfield Smith, Chicago ALBA Solidarity Recently, former leader of the … Continue reading Bernie Sanders’ Present Fight against Corporate Rule vs. the Bernie of 1989
Defects of ROAR’s article “Can the Bolivarian revolution survive the Venezuelan crisis?”
https://mronline.org/2019/04/24/dissecting-roars-article-can-the-bolivarian-revolution-survive-the-venezuelan-crisis/ https://orinocotribune.com/dissecting-roars-article-can-the-bolivarian-revolution-survive-the-venezuelan-crisis/ ROAR published an article Can the Bolivarian revolution survive the Venezuelan crisis? containing the views of different professors, but with only two worth reading: Dario Azzellini’s and George Ciccariello-Maher’s. Of the others, Raul Zibechi appears to be the chosen faux left commentator committed to repeating US ruling class propaganda against Venezuela. Gabriel Hetland … Continue reading Defects of ROAR’s article “Can the Bolivarian revolution survive the Venezuelan crisis?”
Combating Misinformation about the US Attempted Coup Against Venezuela
Was the Venezuela 2018 presidential election open to opposition candidates? This was the 25th election Venezuela has had in the 20 years of the Chavez-Maduro presidency. The Venezuelan government did not block opposition candidates from participating in the 2018 election, but encouraged it, and even agreed to push up the election date to meet opposition … Continue reading Combating Misinformation about the US Attempted Coup Against Venezuela
The US Coup: New Attempt to Eradicate the Chavista Revolution
https://popularresistance.org/the-us-coup-new-attempt-to-eradicate-the-chavista-revolution/ https://orinocotribune.com/the-us-coup-new-attempt-eradicate-the-chavista-revolution https://covertactionmagazine.com/index.php/2019/01/26/yet-another-u-s-coup-attempt-to-eradicate-the-bolivarian-revolution/ http://links.org.au/united-states-coup-venezuela-new-attempt-eradicate-chavista-revolution https://mronline.org/2019/01/30/the-u-s-coup-in-venezuela-new-attempt-to-eradicate-the-chavista-revolution/ https://williambowles.info/2019/01/26/yet-another-u-s-coup-attempt-to-eradicate-the-bolivarian-revolution-by-stansfield-smith/ For over two years we have been told Putin’s Russia has interfered with the 2016 US presidential elections. We now find the US government has decided it can unilaterally invalidate the actual presidential elections in Venezuela and recognize a person of its choosing as president. This is one more … Continue reading The US Coup: New Attempt to Eradicate the Chavista Revolution
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