The Latin American Revolution (Part 24): Morales and Social Movements Continue to Transform Bolivia

By Asad Ismi The Latin American Revolution would not have been possible without an unprecedented coalescing of political power and social movements. In this series, I have documented the many progressive changes brought by the ten elected left-wing governments in Latin America. Many of these changes owe their inspiration in part to social organizations. Some […]

The Latin American Revolution (Part 23): Destabilization Campaign Continues in Venezuela

By Asad Ismi Since February, continuing protests, many of them violent, against the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro have claimed more than 40 lives in Venezuela and injured more than 800 people. Most were victims of opposition supporters who have also set fire to universities, public buildings and bus stations – even the […]

CIA Torture Program Exposed: More Than a 100 Detainees “Rendered” by U.S. With Help from Allies Including Canada

By Asad Ismi With the National Security Agency (NSA) spying scandal continuing to make news, another secretive U.S. agency is now the subject of its own public humiliation. In early April, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC) voted to partially declassify a 6,600-page report on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) treatment of “terror suspects” during the […]

The Crisis in Ukraine: Neo-Nazis Who Seized Gov’t of Ukraine Backed by U.S., E.U. : U.S. Meets its Match as Russia Blocks its Aims in Ukraine

By Asad Ismi At the end of February, for the first time since World War II, a government containing a significant number of Neo-Nazis and fascists, backed by the United States and the European Union, took control of a European country. In a fascist coup, members of the Nazi Svoboda (Freedom) Party and the […]