Brian Padden

Surge of Rapid Response Teams Strive to Contain Cyclone Idai Damage

Airlifts Provide Lifeline for Isolated Mozambican Town After Cyclone

International Aid Fights Cholera in Mozambique

Venezuela Opposition Takeover in US Further Isolates Maduro

US Missile Defense Cuts Worry Analysts

Democrats See Health Care as Winning Issue in 2020 US Election

Single Payer 'Medicare for All' plan gaining traction among progressive Democrats

Democrats See Health Care as Winning Issue in 2020 US Election

US Preparing for Long Struggle to Oust Venezuelan Leader

US Increasingly Ties Cuba to Venezuela Crisis

Defiant Opposition Leader Returns to Venezuela Despite Threat of Arrest 

At a massive Caracas rally, Juan Guaido tells opposition supporters, Maduro government's repression will not stop the push for democratic change

US, South Korea Weigh Scaling Back Military Drills

Move could be seen as good faith gesture to keep nuclear talks with North Korea alive following the failed Hanoi summit

Could Failed Summit Lead to Compromise?

President Trump seemed willing to pursue a step-by-step process to denuclearize N. Korea

Violence in Venezuela Raising Concerns Among Critics of US Policy

Analysts: Venezuela’s Failed Socialist Policies Could Make Market Reforms Easier

Venezuela is grappling with hyperinflation and chronic shortages of food and medicine

Venezuela’s Failed Socialist Policies Could Make Market Reforms Easier

Amazon Blackmail Allegations Against U.S. Tabloid Tests Press Freedom Limits

Bezos Allegations Against US Tabloid Test Limits of Press Freedom

Prosecutors are looking into Amazon owner Jeff Bezos’ extortion claims against the National Enquirer that was previously involved in illegally paying off ex-model to stay silent about her alleged affair with President Trump

US Military Option in Venezuela Risks Long Unpopular War

Proponents say only 'coercive force' will remove Maduro, opponents argue military action would bolster support for the socialist leader

US Military Option in Venezuela Risks Long Unpopular War

Venezuela Sanctions, Amnesty Promise Attempt to Break Maduro-Military Bond

The commanding ranks of the military have remained loyal to the socialist president despite increasing political repression, corruption, hyperinflation and food shortages