Contributor: This time the U.S. isn’t hiding why it’s toppling a Latin American nation

Contributor: This time the U.S. isn’t hiding why it’s toppling a Latin American nation

In the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that seized Venezuelan President NicolΓ‘s Maduro on Jan. 3, the Trump administration has emphasized its desire for unfettered access to Venezuela’s oil more than conventional foreign policy objectives, such as combating drug trafficking or bolstering democracy and regional stability. During his first news conference after the operation,…

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‘All the Devils Are Here’ review: Patrick Page and the Bard’s villains

‘All the Devils Are Here’ review: Patrick Page and the Bard’s villains

There’s something refreshingly 19th century about Patrick Page’s traveling Shakespeare seminar, β€œAll the Devils Are Here,” which opened Thursday at BroadStage in Santa Monica. The show, a touring tutorial he created and performs solo, allows Page the opportunity to animate with barnstorming crackle a rogue’s gallery of Shakespearean scoundrels. Villains come quite naturally to this…

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