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Find out more about Solidarity

Visit Solidarity Online | A socialist organisation in Australia for news, analysis and theory.

And, of course we're on Facebook, X, Instagram and Bluesky.

Solidarity | Facebook | Solidarity (@soli_aus) / X | Solidarity ▪ Activism (@solidarityau) • Instagram photos and videos | Solidarity (@solidarity-aus.bsky.social) — Bluesky

Responsibility for election comment is taken by James Supple, 410 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010.

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Tom Fiebig explains how Donald Trump's kidnapping of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife was a nakedly imperialist attack to assert US power in Latin America, push back Chinese influence and make the region a playground for US corporations.

Read more about Venezuela.

Find out more about Solidarity.

This talk was given in Melbourne on 15 January 2026.

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