The U.S. government had long schemed against Venezuela’s socialist government led first by President Hugo Chávez (1999-2013) and subsequently by President Nicolás Maduro. Intervention reached a new level beginning on March 26. That was when U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced that Maduro and other high government officials would be indicted on drug-trafficking charges. He … Continue reading Despite pandemic, U.S. government threatens intervention in Venezuela