Roger Martínez-Dávila says he was suddenly told to prove his US citizenship by the University of Colorado, where he’s been working for the last 16 years. It wasn’t required of his department colleagues with Anglo surnames
The deployment of colossal forces by the United States in the Middle East could have the corrupting effect of encouraging the president to use them
The release of new documents involving the sex offender confirms both the influence of his network and Trump’s hypocrisy
Minneapolis is not an anomaly or an isolated episode, but rather another expression of a conflict as old as the federation itself
The answer to the US government’s authoritarian escalation lies in the energy, solidarity, and determination of the Minneapolis protests against the brutal tactics of immigration officers
What is happening in Minnesota is not just about immigration. It is about a surging American fascism, democracy and the future of our republic
The impression that a totalitarian movement has taken hold in the US has only grown stronger since the ICE operation in Minneapolis
Immigration agents shot and killed a second protester in Minneapolis, making it clear they consider themselves to be above the law
Peaceful mechanisms for defending democracy exist, but they are limited and not so difficult to overcome; it is worth taking a look at how the Nazis obtained absolute power in Germany
If I were to write a chapter of this story, I would imagine that both leaders are capable of building a free and sovereign country
To support democracy in Venezuela, perhaps we should promote a future Nobel Prize for Delcy Rodríguez
It is more likely that a fall of the regime would lead to chaos and civil war than to an orderly transition
All the president’s excesses, ranging from his provocative threats to rude mockery, hurtful comparisons, and public contempt, paint a picture of a narcissistic personality
Those who were hoping for change have suddenly found themselves living in a caricature: Donald Trump is now the one leading the Bolivarian revolution
The sports outfit that the Venezuelan leader was wearing at the time of his capture has become news and a source of satirical material repeated to the point of nausea
After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the world had one less dictator, but it was more insecure. In Venezuela, the regime hasn’t even changed
‘It’s beneficial for everyone, not just women,’ say experts of apps to check a partner’s background or tools to apply a gender perspective to legal analysis, like ChatGPT
Maduro’s disrepute is so great that it has paralyzed action everywhere against the most serious imperialist intervention in recent times
We’ll end up seeing a first-person video of bearded men dragging Maduro out of bed, because this inevitable visual conception of the conflict has been surgically implanted in the retinas of new generations for years
Trump embodies an approach that is willing to intervene directly when it believes its strategic interests are at stake
The United States’ military intervention against Maduro’s authoritarian regime violates international law; an immediate de-escalation is needed for a democratic and peaceful solution
It remains uncertain whether Maduro’s removal will lead to a regime change, as the ruling elite still controls the territory and the armed forces
Today, the United States is a fascist country; there’s no other way to describe it. But there are Americans who resist and create havens of beauty and culture
The most unsettling issue is not that the authoritarians are winning. It’s that those who should be opposing them seem to have forgotten why
EL PAÍS data expert Kiko Llaneras has put together a list of data points that show that — contrary to what we may believe — advances are being made in a number of important areas
Everything indicates that 2026 will begin with Maduro still in power, Trump escalating the confrontation, the opposition trying to square the circle between its urgent needs and the objectives of its ally, and millions of Venezuelans, inside and outside the country, awaiting the longed-for end
All of the late filmmaker’s works, even his romantic comedies, contain a ‘Capraesque’ message of hope in dark times
