While Trump pardoned an actual drug lord president, he keeps a kidnapped Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, First Combatant Ce

A photograph of Delcy Rodríguez smiling with Donald Trump after the U.S.

The trope of the United States being in a state of decline is a common one, but it should not be accepted without scrutiny. The U.S.

The demand to call out alleged crimes in Iran or Cuba while those countries face annihilation from the U.S.

The United States got its hands on Alex Saab a second time in order to use him in its case against Nicolás Maduro. The U.S.

Cuba's leadership has chosen resistance over subordination as the blockade tightens, but Venezuela's sovereignty is being stripped away.

From the blockade of Cuba to the kidnapping of Venezuela's president, U.S.

Siege, survival, and the dialectics of Venezuelan sovereignty.

Venezuela is not Iran or Cuba, but those nations teach us that sovereignty is not given but is obtained through resistance.

The U.S. is not shy about proclaiming its control of Venezuela and its resources.