La Jornada editorial on October 25, 2023
The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, denounced before the Security Council the “clear violations of humanitarian law” in Gaza and recalled that the brutality of the attacks perpetrated by Hamas on the 7th of this month does not justify the collective punishment against the Palestinian people. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on October 24, 2023
Migration meeting in Palenque Chiapas, photo: Alejandro Azcuy
Migration is not a new phenomenon. For centuries, the world’s population has moved from one place to another with a common motivation: the search for a better future. However, in recent decades, the numbers have soared dramatically and dangerously, (more…)
By Deisy Francis Mexidor on October 23, 2023 in Washington DC
Children trembling with fear from Israeli bombs, bodies wrapped in white sheets, destruction, U.S. citizens watch today on TV, as the news of the day, Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues to unfold. (more…)
By Atilio Borón on October 23, 2023
Javier Millei, photo: red 92
Yesterday Argentinians pulled back at the polls from rejecting Peronism altogether and its struggle to advance with the $45 billion dollar IMF loan around its neck. While polls had the Bolsonaro like Javier Milei with a considerable lead the Peronist candidate Sergio Massa emerged with over 36% of the vote with Milei coming in second with 30% and rightist Patricia Bullrich coming in third with 23%. The two top vote getters will now face off on the November 19 election for the presidency. – editorial (more…)
By Becca Renk on October 21, 2023
Thanks to a complete overhaul of the country’s educational system in the past 15 years, record numbers of students are graduating from high school. Although recent international headlines claim academic spaces are closing in Nicaragua, there is now actually increased access to free public universities. (more…)
By Ana Hurtado on October 20, 2023, from Havana
Watan Jamil Alabed, photo: Ana Hurtado
Eduardo Galeano said that the world is divided between the unworthy and the indignant and you have to choose which side you are on. (more…)
By Leticia Martinez Hernandez on October 22, 2023
Cuban President Diaz Canel arrives in Yucatan
The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, arrived this Sunday morning in Mexico to participate in the “Palenque Meeting: for a fraternal neighborhood with well-being”, a meeting convened by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador with the aim of addressing the migration issue. (more…)
By Graciela Ramirez on October 22, 2023 from Havana
The child is holding back tears. His little body is trembling.
“Muhamad, what’s wrong? What happened? Were you sleeping?” asks the doctor. The child answers with a nod of his head.
“What was it, the bombing?”
Muhamad answers: “yes, the bombing.”
“It’s over, it’s over, don’t be afraid, now, now… I’m with you, don’t be afraid…” says the doctor who was also a child like Muhamad. (more…)