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Laura Carlsen

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Regime Change Ideologues, Capitalist Pragmatists and the Looming Threat to Cuba

As Trump’s approval plummets, besieged by the fiasco in Iran and his bizarre attempts to deify himself, instead of reassuring the nation, he’s...

26.04.2026 10

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Laura Carlsen

Operation Honduras Whitewash

Since the January 3 U.S. invasion of Venezuela, reporters, politicians and public have grilled Donald Trump about a glaring contradiction in the...

23.01.2026 6

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Laura Carlsen

Trump’s Unprovoked Attack on Venezuela and International Law

Every time I say “He wouldn’t go that far”, he goes farther. All bets are off. Donald Trump has demonstrated no respect for human life or...

04.01.2026 40

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Laura Carlsen

The Dangerous Rise of the Extreme Right in Latin America

“Capitalist, patriarchal and white supremacist” is not a mere collection of politically correct adjectives—these inseparable forces fuel the far...

09.11.2025 10

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Laura Carlsen

Milei’s Fire Sale of Patagonia and the Mapuche People’s Fight for Life

Some 40 people form a circle on the dusty, late-summer grass. Following days of uncertainty and fear, cut off from most forms of communication,...

07.04.2025 10

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Laura Carlsen