US imperialism

person riding a bicycle in San Juan

Gubernatorial elections were held on November 5 in the United States colony of Puerto Rico, with pro-independence candidate Juan Dalmau only narrowly defeated by pro-Trump candidate Jenniffer González-Colón, reports Barry Sheppard.

transport workers at an election rally in Venezuela

In the second part of our interview, Steve Ellner, Associate Managing Editor of Latin American Perspectives and a retired professor of the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela, speaks to Federico Fuentes about opposition to United States imperialism and the left’s appraisal of the Nicolás Maduro government in Venezuela.

troops and US flag in background

Steve Ellner, Associate Managing Editor of Latin American Perspectives and a retired professor of the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela, speaks to Federico Fuentes about the need to prioritise the struggle against United States imperialism and the challenges for international solidarity.

petrol station

United States courts have mandated the auction of CITGO Petroleum, US-based Venezuelan state-owned oil refining company, reports Coral Wynter.

Burning vehicle

Russian socialist and political economist Ilya Matveev sat down with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes to discuss imperialism’s “two logics” and how they help us better understand the world today.

woman votes in election

Kerry Smith sat down with Latin American politics writer Federico Fuentes to break down the July 28 Venezuelan presidential elections and its aftermath.

CNE building in Caracas

Venezuela solidarity activist Arnold August travelled from Canada to Venezuela to observe the July 28 election. He explains below how Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) was created through a popular democratic process following the election of Hugo Chavez in 1998.

protest outside miraflores palace

Venezuela's far-right opposition has refused to accept defeat in the country's presidential election amid simmering unrest and violence in the streets of Caracas, sparking warnings of another coup attempt, reports Jake Johnson.

Empire State Building

Sam Gindin is the co-author of The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy Of American Empire (with Leo Panitch). Green Left’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Gindin about the rise of the United States empire and its role in creating a truly global capitalism.

About 100 people joined a rally outside the United States Consulate to protest the country’s role in generating war and devastation across the globe. Kerry Smith reports.

cartoon by Carlos Latuff

The Israeli raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on June 8 was celebrated for rescuing four hostages, but resulted in 1000 dead and wounded — the worst massacre since Israel’s war against the Palestinians in Gaza began on October 7, reports Barry Sheppard.

US flag with weapons

In Part 2 of our interview, Socialist Alliance national co-convenor and anti-war activist Sam Wainwright speaks to Federico Fuentes about the changing realities of imperialism today and what it means for building people-to-people solidarity.