Obama is rebuking Trump on Venezuela and Nigeria, but we all remember Libya well, Barak. The Obama-Clinton crafted and orchestrated coup d état that overthrew Ghaddafi and destabilized the most
From Venezuela to the Hemisphere: A Warning About the Next Phase of US Intervention in Latin America” The buck doesn’t stop at Venezuela. Not for Empire. Not for this Donald
United Fruit, Corporate Power, and the CIA-Backed Coup in Guatemala” Do you know the history behind a Chiquita banana? Formerly United Fruit Company, Chiquita and its predecessor have dominated the
Politics, Profits, and the Privatization of Immigration Enforcement” Nearly 90% of all ICE Detention facilities are owned by two large defense contractors: GEO Group and CivicCorp. The net profits of
The Power, Profits, and Global Controversy of Monsanto” Monsanto, now a subsidiary of Bayer (yes, the same ones who provide your Aspirin), is an agricultural juggernaut. Profits in the last
History, Class, and the Politics of Memory Many people may wonder how so many Hispanics in the US are MAGA Republicans. There is a historical explanation. Mexicans such as my
but you most certainly see us on your local block and in the Barrio with ice cream trucks, taco and tamale stands, selling elote and flowers, collecting recyclables and wooden
Contrary to today’s popular stereotypes, broadcasted especially by Trump and the far Right, Mexicans, Central and South Americans, and Caribbean people’s are a resourceful, hardworking, resilient, and warm people. We
Over 300 years after the birth of capitalism, we continue to hear arguments put forth by economists, politicians, bureaucrats, and pundits, in favor of “free market” capitalism. These proponents argue
if they are so barbaric and ruthless, then how is it that now that of all living hostages that were released, we have not heard them speak out about the