Sunday, April 17th was the designated moment. The world’s leading oil producers were expected to bring fresh discipline to the chaotic petroleum market and spark…
Venezuela
Jack Rasmus welcomes Pablo Vivanco, political commentator in Quito, Ecuador to provide a latest update on the right wing economic and political forces in ascendance…
Welcome, to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective with Glen Ford and his co-host, Nellie Bailey.…
Thanks to off-the-charts inflation, Venezuela will probably retain the dubious honor of being the most miserable economy for a second year. Galloping inflation at an annual average of 98.3…
Jack Rasmus takes a look at this past week’s major event in the collapse of the China stock market, as well as the resurgence of…
On December 7, 2015, after the December 6 elections, the White House indicated in a press briefing: “What is clear is that the people of…
Can watching a violent movie make you more likely to lie, cheat or steal? What about reading a violent book? While that may seem like…
June 28 marked the six year anniversary of the military coup in Honduras – the day that a democratically elected left wing government was ousted by…
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had been exposed to antibiotic drugs. The…
In the coming months China will lend Venezuela, which faces bankruptcy, ten billion dollars. These funds are part of a bilateral agreement. For China it’s…
by MARIA PAEZ VICTOR, Counter Punch Obama is not in Kansas anymore, but he does not seem to know it. Latin America no longer slavishly…
Since the Obama administration decided last week to impose new sanctions on Venezuela, many people, including journalists, have inquired as to what motivated them to do this. Some are…