The kidnapping of Alex Saab and the human cost of U.S. hegemony

Stand with Alex Saab and the Venezuelan people and demand his immediate release!
Read moreCuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee
Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee
Stand with Alex Saab and the Venezuelan people and demand his immediate release!
Read moreAt the end of September, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro spoke to the National Constituent Assembly and proposed a new Anti-Blockade law, designed to combat the effects of the brutal and cruel U.S. economic war on Venezuela. In this speech he explains then proposed changes and the motivation behind them.
Read moreOn Sunday, Dec. 6, the Venezuelan people will vote to elect the new deputies of the National Assembly. This election is enormously important for the Bolivarian Revolution. The progressive forces are mobilizing nationwide to win back the assembly from right-wing politicians who won the majority in December 2015. Read about the new “anti-blockade” law designed to combat U.S. economic warfare here.
Read moreThe rhetoric from the Venezuelan right-wing and the U.S. government which declares any elections in Venezuela as “undemocratic” ignores the long history of adherence to constitutional principles and participatory democracy led by the working class grassroots.The December 6 election has the potential to end the constitutional crisis provoked by the counter-revolution by retaking the National Assembly for the Bolivarian Revolution.
Read moreMay 25, 2020 by Gloria La Riva reprinted from Liberation News The enhanced U.S. military presence in Caribbean waters did not deter Iran as the first of its five giant tankers full of gasoline and refinery supplies reached Venezuela’s waters late Saturday, May 23. It docked today in the port of the El Palito refinery, 100 miles west of Caracas.
Read moreVenezuelan forces have repelled at least two armed invasions of the country in recent days. “We have defeated them in the street, we have defeated them electorally, we have defeated them militarily… Because of this, they have left all their hope in a military intervention of the highest level… Our answer is this: Bolivarian Fury.” — President of the Constituent Assembly Diosdado Cabello.
Read moreThe ANSWER Coalition, of which the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee is a part, condemns the latest acts of aggression against the government of President Nicolás Maduro and people of Venezuela, attempted by paramilitaries on May 3 near the coastal town of Macuto, and another thwarted infiltration today of eight terrorists, May 4, 40 miles west of Macuto, in Chuao near the sea. The Venezuelan authorities as of the evening of Monday, May 4, indicate that more plots may be unfolding, calling for maximum alert.
Read morePresident Nicolás Maduro has issued a second urgent declaration to denounce the U.S. government’s increased aggression against Venezuela, this one addressed specifically to the people of the United States. Please read the letter and share it widely.
Read morePresident Nicolás Maduro has issued an urgent declaration to denounce the U.S. government’s increased aggression against Venezuela, and to call for international solidarity in the face of that aggression. Please read the letter and share it widely.
Read moreWhile the U.S. (via the IMF) denies a $5 billion emergency loan to Venezuela to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and tightens sanctions on Iran, the corporate media does its best to rally Americans behind the cruel, inhumane, and illegal policies of the U.S. government.
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