The struggle for the land and the impact of the US blockade.

VA writer Andreína Chávez takes stock of Venezuela's alarming reality of gender violence and the lack of a comprehensive response from the state.

• Headlines for February 02, 2023
• "No More": At Tyre Nichols Funeral, VP Harris, Rev. Sharpton Join Family, Demand Police Accountability
• Atlanta's "Cop City" Moves Ahead After Police Kill 1 Protester & Charge 19 with Domestic Terrorism
• "All That Breathes": Oscar-Nominated Doc About Brothers Saving Birds Amid Delhi's Ecological Collapse

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A recent trip to the Venezuela-Colombia border had some good and bad surprises for VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos.

• Headlines for February 01, 2023
• Howard Prof. Justin Hansford & Abolitionist Andrea Ritchie on Tyre Nichols & Calls for No More Police
• Standoff at NYC Hotel: Asylum Seekers Protest Relocation & Demand Their Right to Shelter in City

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“We ratify our commitment to the defense of human rights and the will to advance in the improvement of the justice system,” said Maduro.

• Headlines for January 31, 2023
• Asylum Seekers Refuse to Leave Manhattan Hotel, Citing Inhumane Conditions at Brooklyn Shelter
• "Elite" Police Units Face More Scrutiny as Memphis SCORPION Unit Disbanded over Tyre Nichols Death
• Rikers Jail Whistleblower Decries Collapse of LGBTQ+ Unit Meant to Protect Trans Detainees
• Marxist Economist Richard Wolff on How the Debt Ceiling Benefits the Rich & Powerful

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• Headlines for January 30, 2023
• "An Intolerable Situation": Rashid Khalidi & Orly Noy on Israeli Colonialism & Escalating Violence
• Tyre Nichols: Video of Fatal Police Beating in Memphis Spurs New Demands for Police Accountability
• "Every Community Has a Tyre Nichols": New Jersey Activists Demand Justice for Carl Dorsey

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Besieged by imperialism, a remote commune projects a better future based on solidarity and the commons.

Chavista deputies cited a need for transparency and accountability from organizations with foreign funding sources.

• Headlines for January 27, 2023
• Memphis BLM Activist: Tyre Nichols' Killing Is Part of Police Brutality Crisis Facing Black Residents
• Tyre Nichols' Parents Remember Son as "Beautiful Soul" & Describe Video of Beating by Memphis Police

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Jim McGovern (D-MA) demanded Washington expedite the unfreezing of a $3 billion social fund agreed to in the government-opposition talks.

• Headlines for January 26, 2023
• "20 Days in Mariupol": Meet the Ukrainian Filmmaker Who Risked His Life Documenting Russian Siege
• Biden Proposes Renters Bill of Rights as Landlords Make Record Profits; Housing Advocates Want More

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Regional leaders also called for an end to the decades-long US blockade of Cuba.

• Headlines for January 25, 2023
• As Germany & U.S. Agree on Tanks for Ukraine, German MP Accuses U.S. of Pushing Berlin into Proxy War
• Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight: Peace Activist Frida Berrigan Demands Nuclear Disarmament
• "Lacks Educational Value"? Critics Slam Florida's Rejection of AP African American Studies Course

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• Headlines for January 24, 2023
• As Asian Americans Reel After Mass Shootings in California, Will Congress Take Any Action on Guns?
• Jeremy Scahill: Biden & Trump Scandals Point to Deeper Problems with Overclassification of Gov't Docs

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Chris Gilbert and Cira Pascual Marquina look at the Venezuelan communes as a key force in an extended process of national liberation and social emancipation.

• Headlines for January 23, 2023
• Free Julian Assange: Noam Chomsky, Dan Ellsberg & Jeremy Corbyn Lead Call at Belmarsh Tribunal

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Under siege by imperialism, a remote commune projects a better future based on solidarity and the commons.