By Hedelberto López Blanch on February 4, 2025.
Luisa González, progressive candidate who some polls predict will win.
Billionaire Daniel Noboa became president of Ecuador on November 23, 2023 with promising promises to curb violence, end blackouts and raise the purchasing power of the people through neoliberal measures, but they have all failed. (more…)
By Alexander Tuboltsev on February 5, 2025
General Sandino [center] and Entourage enroute to Mexico. Photo: US National Archives
By Frei Beto on February 2, 2025
Capitalism destroys nature. Image generated with AI
In 1974, Hans Magnus Enzensberger published an article entitled “Towards a critique of political ecology” in which he questioned the Marxist paradigm that the development of the productive forces would eradicate misery. Allied with Marcuse, the German intellectual emphasized that “the productive forces reveal themselves as destructive forces and threaten the entire natural basis of human life.” (more…)
February 4, 2025
Foto: Enrique González (Enro)
Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said on Tuesday that the Cuban government, with the support of the people, will continue to defend the Revolution, independence and national sovereignty. (more…)
By John Perry on February 3, 2025
Marco Rubio meeting Sunday with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino in Panama City. Photo: Freddie Everett
After intense pressure by the U.S. on Panama to return possession of its canal to Washington because the Trump administration thinks China is threatening it, the Central American nation on Sunday sought a compromise by announcing it would study whether or not to renew contracts with a Chinese company managing two ports on the waterway and would withdraw from China’s Belt and Road Initiative. (more…)
By Juana Carrasco Martín on February 4, 2025 from Havana
The “gibberish” was formed in Washington. The couple of the moment, Donald Trump and Elon Musk, closed USAID — the United States Agency for International Development, (more…)
By Ricardo Vaz on February 3, 2025
Lobbying efforts go from unlicensing Chevron to an “America-first” sanctions policy. (AFP)
Donald Trump’s return to the White House generated a lot of speculation about US foreign policy. In Venezuela, the memory of the “maximum pressure” regime-change campaign is very fresh. Plenty of wounds are still open. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on February 3, 2025
The Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA-TCP) announced today an ambitious project to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to benefit its member nations. This initiative comes as a response to the challenges faced by progressive governments in the digital era, where AI has become a powerful tool that can be used for both progress and manipulation. The project seeks to create a Center for Technology, Science and Innovation that will allow ALBA countries to develop in the field of AI and social networks, while promoting an ethical and responsible perspective for the benefit of their peoples. (more…)