By Frei Beto on October 6, 2026
The Monroe Doctrine resurfaces with Trump and Venezuela, as Washington strengthens its influence over Latin America’s oil and minerals. (more…)
October 5, 2026
First Lady and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores (L) and President Nicolás Maduro
Activists from across the world have signed a manifesto calling for the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. The statement was published by ALBA Movements and the International Peoples’ Assembly (AIP). (more…)
By Juarez Guimarães on October 6, 2026
Lula heads to the runoff. President Lula is running for reelection | foto: Miguel Schincariol/AFP
The first round of the presidential election ended with 47.03% of the vote for Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and 45.16% for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), a result that surprised many people, although polling firms had already indicated that the senator’s campaign was banking on the “tactical voting” narrative in the final stretch, encouraging a shift of votes away from non-competitive candidates. (more…)
Por Alejandra García Elizalde, el 6 de octubre de 2026
Familiares de las víctimas de Barbados. Foto: Bill Hackwell
Hace cincuenta años, el 6 de octubre de 1976, el vuelo 455 de Cubana de Aviación despegó de Barbados. Minutos después, dos explosiones destrozaron el avión sobre el Caribe. Murieron setenta y tres personas: 57 cubanos, 11 guyaneses y cinco norcoreanos. Entre ellos se encontraban miembros de la selección nacional cubana de esgrima, jóvenes deportistas que regresaban de una competición en Venezuela donde habían ganado medallas de oro. Eran jóvenes, hombres y mujeres, con un futuro prometedor y las medallas aún frescas tras la victoria. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia Elizalde on October 6, 2026
family members grieve the victims of flt. 455
Fifty years ago, on October 6, 1976, Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 took off from Barbados. Minutes later, two explosions tore the aircraft apart over the Caribbean. Seventy-three people died: 57 Cubans, 11 Guyanese and five North Koreans. Among them were members of Cuba’s national fencing team, young athletes returning from a competition in Venezuela where they had won gold medals. They were young men and women with bright futures and medals still fresh from victory. (more…)
By Isaac Saney, October 5, 2026
family members of the victims of Barbados. foto: Bill Hackwell
October 6, 2016, marks the 50th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attack on Cubana Airliner Flight 455. In the western hemisphere this was the first and is the only bombing of a civilian airliner during flight. This heinous act, which resulted in the deaths of all 73 passengers and crew on board, stands as one of the most notorious examples of anti-Cuban terrorism carried out by counterrevolutionaries. (more…)
By Mark Ginsburg on October 5, 2026
Women at a grandparents center. All fotos Mark Ginsburg
During my most recent travel to Cuba (6-13 September) I visited a variety of institutions, including (1) a “maternity home,” a clinic for at-risk expectant mothers, and (2) a “grandparents’ community,” a facility where seniors (70+) can live if they can’t or don’t want to live on their own. (more…)
By Ana Hurtado on October 4, 2026
Iraq, 2004. Activist Russ Kick published more than 350 photographs of the coffins of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. The release of the images angered the Pentagon.
There are men who come to war from far away. They arrive by ship, by plane, in military transport; they arrive with a uniform they’ve been given, a salary, an order, and a date they once imagined would be their return date. On the other side are those who haven’t gone anywhere because they were already there. War has come to them. (more…)