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We must end Britain's illegal sanctions on Venezuela
To step up opposition to US intervention in Latin America we need to confront our own government’s role in trying to force ‘regime change’ on the struggling socialist nation, writes TIM YOUNG
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
DONG XUE explains why US tariffs hold no significant threat to China
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
IMAGINE the chaos and hardship that British people would be experiencing if the government lost 99 per cent of its 2021-22 income of £915 billion.
Yet this is what US sanctions had exacted upon Venezuelan citizens by 2021, six years after the US had levied its first set of illegal coercive measures against the Venezuelan government.
These unilateral coercive measures were designed to bring about “regime change” and replace an elected government with a compliant administration that would no longer pose a challenge to US economic and political interests in the region.
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