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Empire in Plain Sight: Trump Brags About Oil Control in Venezuela, Eyes Iran Next

April 4, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Empire in Plain Sight Trump Brags About Oil Control in Venezuela, Eyes Iran Next

Trump openly discusses controlling oil in Venezuela and Iran, raising urgent questions about sovereignty, empire, and U.S. foreign policy.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: democracy, Economic Justice, geopolitical analysis, global power, imperialism, Iran, Latin America, oil politics, Progressive Politics, resource control, Sanctions, Sovereignty, Trump, US foreign policy, venezuela

The Cuba Crisis Isn’t Ideology — It’s Decades of U.S. Economic Sabotage

February 19, 2026 By Egberto Willies

The Cuba Crisis Isn’t Ideology — It’s Decades of U.S. Economic Sabotage

Cuba’s economic collapse is not simply ideology at work. Decades of U.S. sanctions, oil restrictions, and pressure on Venezuela have strangled the island’s economy and deepened human suffering.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Cuba, Cuba economy, economic embargo, embargo history, Foreign policy, Human Rights, humanitarian crisis, Latin America, oil blockade, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. sanctions, venezuela

Military Piracy How Trump Turned Sanctions Into State Sponsored Theft

December 13, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Military Piracy How Trump Turned Sanctions Into State-Sponsored Theft

Trump deployed U.S. forces to seize Venezuelan oil, blurring the line between law enforcement and piracy.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: anti war, imperialism, Independent media, Latin America, military intervention, progressive analysis, Trump foreign policy, US sanctions, Venezuela oil

Trump’s Ignoring Latin America. We Do that at Our Peril.

September 16, 2018 By Egberto Willies

Latin America

Beyond diplomacy and balance sheets, alienation from the United States grows again in the Latin American street destroying much of Obama’s goodwill.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Latin America, Mary Jo McConahay

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