Tuesday June 18th, 2013, 2:45 am (EDT)
Featured Books!
Socialist Register 2013: The Question of Strategy edited by Leo Panitch, Greg Albo and Vivek Chibber
Capital Accumulation and Women’s Labour in Asian Economies by Peter Custers with a new introduction by Jayati Ghosh
Comparisons Between Recent U.S.-Backed Coups
Caracas and Kathmandu
One thing about the CIA is that their playbook rarely changes. Take for example, the agency’s involvement in the recent abortive military coup against Venezuela’s democratically-elected President Hugo Chavez. The April 13 Washington Post reported that during the period leading up to the coup against Chavez, “members of the country’s diverse opposition had been visiting the U.S. Embassy…hoping to enlist U.S. help in toppling Chavez. The visitors included active and retired members of the military, media leaders and opposition politicians.” … | more |