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Law Prof. David Cole on the Illegality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela
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Democracy Now Video Jan 5, 2026

Law Prof. David Cole on the Illegality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela

San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest
Scheer Post Jan 5, 2026

San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest

By Omar Zahzah for Mondoweiss Over the last two years, Maura Finkelstein and Katherine Franke, among others, lost their positions as part of the explosion of academic repression in the U.S. since the start of Israel’s latest genocide in Gaza. Now, San Jose State Professor Sang Hea Kil may very well be the first full tenured professor fired for Palestine.  […]

"Imperialist Intervention": Law Prof. David Cole on the Illegality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela
Democracy Now Jan 5, 2026

"Imperialist Intervention": Law Prof. David Cole on the Illegality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela

The Trump administration did not seek congressional authorization prior to attacking Venezuela, as is required by the Constitution. It also violated “probably the first principle of international law … that countries have to respect their neighbors, and they can’t simply invade a neighbor or any other sovereign nation because they don’t like the way they are running things there,” says law professor David Cole. The attack was clearly not a law enforcement operation, as the administration has claimed, but an “imperialist intervention,” says Cole, who notes President Trump’s comments on extracting oil from the region.

"Venezuela Is Not Going to Be a U.S. Colony": Report from Caracas on U.S. Attack & Maduro Abduction
Democracy Now Jan 5, 2026

"Venezuela Is Not Going to Be a U.S. Colony": Report from Caracas on U.S. Attack & Maduro Abduction

U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a Saturday night raid. About 80 people were reportedly killed, including 32 Cubans. Democracy Now! speaks with Andreína Chávez, a Venezuelan reporter based in Caracas, who calls the strikes an “imperialist attack.” Trump also said the U.S. would take the oil from Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven reserves.