(2026-01-08). Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report. scheerpost.com
(2026-01-08). EDITORIAL: Gangsters, genocide and gagging dissent. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-01-08). 2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the global stage. |
(2026-01-08). Cuba's leaders just lost an ally in Maduro ‚àí if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains of their public support. |
(2026-01-08). Venezuela, More Than Palestine, Is Linchpin Of Consistent Radical Left. popularresistance.org Palestine is the moral heart of global anti-colonial politics. It exposes the brutality of settler colonialism in its most naked form: land theft, ethnic cleansing, military occupation, and white supremacist domination. For many on the left, solidarity with Palestine has become a defining ethical commitment. But while Palestine functions as a moral litmus test for individuals and organizations across the political terrain from left to right, Venezuela is a structural and political one. | Recent events in Venezuela have dramatically escalated the stakes of anti-imperialist politics in a way that cannot be ignored.
(2026-01-07). Shame on The UN: Ratifying Genocide, Legitimating the Trump Plan. richardfalk.org [Prefatory Note; This essay in modified form was published on December 29, 2025 in CounterPunch. The January 3 acts of US aggression against Venezuela and kidnapping of its elected President followed by an indictment in US Federal Court on charges of narco-terrorism. Rationalized as a 'law enforcement' undertaking by apologists rather than viewed as 'aggression' …