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Venezuela: Why Nicolas Maduro is My Candidate

By Carola Chávez on March 20, 2024

Indigenous people in Delta Amacuro state of Venezuela hold posters that read “Maduro is my candidate” and “Hope is in the streets.” Photo: X/GobLizeta.

At first, Nicolás became my candidate because I knew that Chávez knew. And Chávez told us, in that heartbreaking moment, when we felt the ground opening beneath our feet, that Nicolás was the one who was going to lead us safely through the storm that Chávez did not doubt would come. (more…)

Democracy and Democratization – Palestine and Haiti

By Stephen Sefton on March 19, 2024

Haiti, photo: DW

The zionist genocide of the Palestinian people and the political and socio-economic crisis in Haiti both have their origins in their respective episodes of destructive foreign intervention in the first decades of the last century. Of course, the historical background also has some aspects in common. (more…)

Resumen Latinoamericano Presents Its Media Project at the III Colloquium “Patria”

By: Laura Mor on March 20, 2024 from Havana

Graciela Ramirez, editor of Resumen in Cuba. photo Yaimi Ravelo

The interactive room of Pabexpo was the appropriate scenario for the presentation of the international communication platform Resumen Latinoamericano, in the context of the third edition of the International Colloquium “Patria”. (more…)

What Do Cubans Really Need?

By Alejandra Garcia on March 19, 2024 from Havana

My Country, Better Without the Blockade. Photo: Bill Hackwell

This past Sunday, a group of Cubans took to the streets of Santiago de Cuba, in the east of the island, to show their dissatisfaction with the economic situation in the country. In recent weeks, fuel shortages have caused long hours of scheduled blackouts, especially in that city, which, along with food shortages and salaries strongly affected by inflation, have turned the daily life of Cubans into an odyssey of frustration. (more…)

NNOC Statement on Economic Crisis in Cuba

May 18, 2024

The economic crisis and unrest in Santiago de Cuba underscores the devastating impact of over 6 decades of illegal U.S. sanctions, the no-evidence-based designation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and the inflationary financial manipulation which have led to shortages of fuel, electricity, and basic goods. (more…)

Bolivia: The Gap Widens within MAS

By Olivia Arigho-Stiles, Resumen Latinoamericano on March 18, 2024.

The conflict between Evo Morales and Luis Arce for the presidency of Bolivia in 2025 not only divides the Movement Towards Socialism, but also the social movements and unions that form its base. (more…)

With Genocide in Gaza, the Word ‘Never’ Has Been Stripped From ‘Never Again’

By Arundhati Roy on March 18, 2024

Rafah, Gaza. Foto Afp

The richest, most powerful countries in the western world, those who believe themselves to be the keepers of the flame of the modern world’s commitment to democracy and human rights, are openly financing and applauding Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The Gaza strip has been turned into a concentration camp. (more…)

Haiti: A Country in Chaos

By Axel Schwarzfeld on March 17, 2024.

Photo: Alfons Rodríguez

The violent situation in Haiti escalated to a point that last week forced the Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, to resign and begin the process of establishing a transitional presidential council to elect an interim prime minister and pave the way for presidential elections. (more…)

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