By Pablo Meriguet November 5, 2026
Santiago Peña
Right-wing President Santiago Peña announced his resignation after Ueno Bank collapsed, an institution that had benefited from millions in public funds in recent years. The opposition is demanding that those responsible face the consequences. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on November 5, 2026
For decades now, it has become a constant pattern for corrupt figures, thieves, or terrorists to receive “political” asylum in the United States, on the sole condition that they have been unconditional allies of Washington throughout their careers. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia Elizalde on November 6, 2026
“At this point, all that is left is for them is to sanction the sun for giving us one more day of resistance with every sunrise.” foto: Adalberto Roque
Although Donald Trump’s name was not on the ballot in the midterm elections, the vote was nevertheless a referendum on his administration, with voters expressing their desire for change. His failure to deliver on the promises he made during the 2024 presidential campaign had made this political shift increasingly predictable, particularly his pledge that the United States would not become embroiled in endless wars again. The war in Iran, the ongoing bombings of small vessels in Caribbean and Pacific waters, and the siege against Cuba are all evidence of the deception to which the US people have been subjected. (more…)
By Vijay Prashad on November 5, 2026
Cândido Portinari (Brazil), Morro (Hill), 1933.
This October, millions of Brazilian workers mobilised to defeat the far right; now the essential task begins: strengthening mass movements and forging a sovereign economic policy that develops Brazil’s productive forces. (more…)
By Gary Wilson on November 4, 2026
Thousands marched through downtown Minneapolis on Jan. 23, 2026, braving bitter cold to protest the Trump administration’s ICE raids and attacks on immigrant communities. The resistance in Minneapolis helped fuel the nationwide opposition that erupted in the Nov. 3 elections.
The Nov. 3 midterm elections were a mass vote against Donald Trump, his war on Iran and his terror campaign against immigrant workers. At the ballot box, the two-party system gave working people only one way to strike at the administration, and tens of millions of them took it. The party that collected those votes, the Democrats, will now work to bring that anger back under control. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on November 5, 2026
Despite the oil embargo and pressure from Washington, history shows that social suffering does not lead to surrender in Cuba. Photo: Europa Press
On October 23, in Fort Myers, Donald Trump described Cuba’s surrender as a naval stopover, with his ships returning from Iran and one of them halted off the Cuban coast, where, he predicted, “they’ll raise their hands.” He would then send Marco Rubio to finalize the deal, effectively reducing an entire country to a stopover on the return trip. To complete such a fantasy, all that was missing was to imagine the secretary of state parachuting in to take up residence as proconsul. (more…)
By Carlos Fernandez de Cossio on November 3, 2026
The U.S. government, as part of its deportation campaign, has expelled dozens of Cubans from the country to third countries. Dozens of them end up on other continents, separated from their families and lacking the means to support themselves, in addition to losing their homes, possessions, and way of life. (more…)
4 de noviembre de 2026 Gary Wilson
Miles de personas marcharon por el centro de Minneapolis el 23 de enero de 2026, desafiando el frío glacial para protestar contra las redadas del ICE y los ataques de la administración de Trump contra las comunidades de inmigrantes. La resistencia en Minneapolis contribuyó a avivar la oposición a nivel nacional que estalló en las elecciones del 3 de noviembre.
Miles de personas marcharon por el centro de Minneapolis el 23 de enero de 2026, desafiando el frío glacial para protestar contra las redadas del ICE y los ataques de la administración Trump a las comunidades de inmigrantes. La resistencia en Minneapolis ayudó a avivar la oposición a nivel nacional que estalló en las elecciones del 3 de noviembre. (more…)