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How the US Could Have Won the Venezuelan Election

By Roger D. Harris on August 24, 2024

The Bolivarian process continues in Venezuela, photo: Bill Hackwell

Washington’s intent was not to encourage a free and fair democratic process, but to delegitimize the one already in place. (more…)

Cuban “Opposition”, a Money-Stealing Factory

By Hernando Calvo Ospina on August 20, 2024 from Paris

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Everything seems to indicate that Karla Josefina Velazquez Figuera is under investigation. This woman, of Venezuelan origin and resident in Mexico, is currently the director of the ‘Cuba Program’ at the National Democratic Institute, (NDI), although she has been allowed to act against the governments of Nicaragua and Venezuela. (more…)

Venezuela: Supreme Court Delivers Electoral Review Verdict, Confirms Maduro Victory

By Ricardo Vaz on August 22, 2024

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Today the Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) has concluded its review of the July 28 presidential elections in the Caribbean country. Venezuela’s maximum judicial authority has now officially  ratified President Nicolás Maduro’s victory to secure a third term that will run from January 10, 2025, to January 10, 2031. (more…)

The DNC Fiddles While the World Burns

By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies on August 21, 2024

DNC delegates unfurl banner during Biden’s speech at the DNC. photo: Esam Boraey

An Orwellian disconnect haunts the 2024 Democratic National Convention. In the isolation of the convention hall, shielded from the outside world behind thousands of armed police, few of the delegates seem to realize that their country is on the brink of direct involvement in major wars with Russia and Iran, either of which could escalate into World War III. (more…)

The Weakness of Progressive Latin American Governments in These Precarious Times

By Vijay Prashad on August 22, 2024

José Chávez Morado (Mexico), Carnival in Huejotzingo, 1939.

Unwilling to accept election results in Venezuela, the OAS, led by the US, passed a resolution essentially asking the country to violate its own election laws. Many countries with supposedly centre-left or left governments have joined the US in proposals that seek to undermine Venezuelan democratic processes, a reflection of the contradictions confronting the current progressive cycle of governments and weakness of the left in Latin America today. (more…)

Argentina: “Milei Feels Hatred for Human Rights”

By Luciana Bertoia on August 20, 2024

Estela de Carlotto demands the expulsion of the six deputies who went to take pictures with those who committed genocide. photo: Guadalupe Lombardo

The President of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto repudiates the government’s decision to eliminate the investigation unit that operated within the Conadi, and says the search for the grandchildren will not stop, and she also affirm that the deputies who went to be photographed with the repressors in prison should be thrown out of Congress. (more…)

Cuban President Reiterates Denunciation of Israeli ongoing Massacre in Gaza

August 20, 2024

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today once again reiterated his denunciation of the genocide committed by the Zionist government of Israel against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip. (more…)

Venezuela: Popular Consultation in the Communes Confirmed for Sunday

August 17, 2024.

In the continuity of the one that took place last April, the Venezuelan government confirmed  that next Sunday the process of popular community elections will take place, in which the priority projects for each community will be prioritized. (more…)

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