From Venezuela to Yemen to Iran, the extrajudicial slaughter of civilians has been allowed to continue. What we are witnessing in the Caribbean and elsewhere today has been years in the making. Who will put a stop to it?
How a Colorado slumlord’s lie about Venezuelan gangs was leveraged by the Trump administration to detain thousands, deploy warships, and rewrite the rules of immigration enforcement.
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Europe is erupting
The U.S. is continuing to blow up boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific despite growing international condemnation, while the Trump administration reportedly considers launching airstrikes on Venezuela or even assassinating President Nicolás Maduro.
Though many wrote it off as a political stunt, it was clear the gathering was much more important than many realized, offering the clearest articulation yet of how the Trump administration thinks about and hopes to use military power.
While many governments in hemisphere would no doubt love to see Maduro gone, they would dislike more the method of his going. The presidents of Colombia and Mexico have criticized the attacks. Others warn of resentment were an intervention to follow.
Problems of power and program — North and South
From 2005 to 2016, against the wishes of both the country’s ruling and opposition parties, the small Venezuelan municipality of Torres underwent a radical experiment in democracy, giving residents direct power over the budget. It worked.
Mass unrest and power shifts
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