Archive - Aaron Mate

Audio: Trump kidnaps Venezuela’s president to steal the country's oil

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Jan 4 • Aaron Maté

Trump kidnaps Venezuela’s president to steal the country's oil

Employing the “Donroe Doctrine”, the US launches a deadly attack on Venezuela and lays claim to its oil reserves.

Jan 4 • Aaron Maté

December 2025

Hamas negotiator on Israel's ceasefire violations and new barriers to Palestinian freedom

As Israel violates the ceasefire with relentless attacks on Gaza, an interview with senior Hamas negotiator Basem Naim in Doha, Qatar.

Dec 13, 2025 • Aaron Maté

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Article audio: Zelensky resists ceding Donbas, after abandoning it years ago

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Dec 12, 2025 • Aaron Maté

Zelensky resists ceding Donbas, after abandoning it years ago

Zelensky objects to ceding the Donbas region under Trump's peace plan. But when offered the chance to keep the region under a compromise with Russia, he…

Dec 12, 2025 • Aaron Maté

November 2025

Article audio: Trump’s Ukraine peace plan faces a familiar foe in Washington

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Nov 28, 2025 • Aaron Maté

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan faces a familiar foe in Washington

Trump has alternately blamed Ukraine and Russia for failing to end the war. The reaction to his new peace plan shows that the problem is closer to home.

Nov 28, 2025 • Aaron Maté

DC's war party works to stop Ukraine peace deal

At Marco Rubio's behest, Trump's peace plan for Ukraine gets a neoconservative makeover.

Nov 25, 2025 • Aaron Maté

Obama official laments that "Never Again" applies to everyone

According to Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz, outrage over the Gaza genocide results from not enough censorship and too much Holocaust education.

Nov 19, 2025 • Aaron Maté

Article audio: With UN blessing, the US and Israel impose the master’s plan

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Nov 19, 2025 • Aaron Maté

With UN blessing, the US and Israel impose the master’s plan

Adopting Trump's "peace plan" for Gaza, the UN Security Council endorses an unprecedented rejection of Palestinian rights.

Nov 19, 2025 • Aaron Maté

Trump's regime change plans for Venezuela; Mamdani, MAGA fuel dissent over Israel

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Nov 6, 2025 • Aaron Maté

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