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Michelle Ellner

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Trump Isn’t Planning to Invade Venezuela. He’s Planning Something Worse

Trump Isn’t Planning to Invade Venezuela. He’s Planning Something Worse
25.12.2025 5

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Michelle Ellner

Stop Trump's Murder Spree and We Could Also Stop a War With Venezuela

Stop Trump's Murder Spree and We Could Also Stop a War With Venezuela
10.12.2025 5

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Michelle Ellner

How Post 9/11 Law and the Monroe Doctrine Converged in the Caribbean

The first U.S. missiles that struck the boats in the Caribbean in early September 2025 were described by Washington as a “counter-narcotics...

10.12.2025 10

CounterPunch

Michelle Ellner

A Rebuke to Elliot Abrams’ Venezuela Delusions

26.11.2025 6

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Michelle Ellner

The Oldest Colony, the Newest War: Puerto Rico as a Launchpad for War on Venezuela

When President Trump announced that the CIA had been authorized to conduct operations inside Venezuela, just as U.S drones struck another small boat...

23.10.2025 10

CounterPunch

Michelle Ellner

The Oldest Colony, the Newest War: Puerto Rico as a Launchpad for War on Venezuela

22.10.2025 5

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Michelle Ellner

When Maria Corina Machado Wins the Nobel Peace Prize, “Peace” Has Lost Its Meaning

When I saw the headline Maria Corina Machado wins the Peace Prize, I almost laughed at the absurdity. But I didn’t, because there’s nothing funny...

15.10.2025 10

CounterPunch

Michelle Ellner

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize

10.10.2025 90

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Michelle Ellner

Trump’s Venezuela Drug War Gambit and the Militarization Playbook at Home

15.08.2025 5

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Michelle Ellner

As the US Detains and Deports, Venezuela Reunites Families

05.08.2025 4

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Michelle Ellner

The War Economy at the Border

While Venezuela Reunites Families, the U.S. Builds a $131 Billion Border War Machine In July 2025, the U.S. Congress passed a budget that commits $131...

05.08.2025 30

CounterPunch

Michelle Ellner

What July 5th Taught Me That July 4th Never Did

05.07.2025 30

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Michelle Ellner

What July 5th Taught Me That July 4th Never Did

Growing up in Venezuela and now living in the United States, I’ve always felt caught between two independence days: July 4th and July 5th. Two...

02.07.2025 10

CounterPunch

Michelle Ellner

This Tattoo Could Land You in Guantanamo

Imagine being forced to leave everything behind, your home, your family, your dreams, because US sanctions have devastated your country’s economy,...

26.02.2025 10

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Michelle Ellner

This Tattoo Could Land You in Guantánamo

22.02.2025 5

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Michelle Ellner