By William Serafino on February 18, 2023
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
The narrative about the Venezuelan government’s turn towards a neoliberal economic policy has been running for some time now and is being promoted by the mainstream media. Presented as a bombastic slogan, as a general and extravagant yet blurry statement, this narrative is based on unconnected fragments of reality that result in an incongruous and unreadable mosaic. (more…)
February 16, 2023
Nicaraguans march in support of the release of 222 prisoners to the US.
In a positive step aimed at contributing to peace, stability and national reconciliation, the Nicaraguan government decided on 9 February to release 222 individuals who were convicted of serious crimes. They actively participated in the US-funded 2018 violent coup attempt to oust the democratically elected government as well as in other destabilization attempts since then. (more…)
By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein on February 13, 2023
Angela Merkel’s statements about the 2014 Minsk Agreements show that NATO’s objective was to give Ukraine time so that the country could be strengthened and better serve as the alliance’s battering ram against Russia. The plot shows that for the West, lies, dishonor, and lack of principles are integral to NATO’s despicable political behavior. (more…)
Interview by Denis Rogatyuk on February 15, 2023
Gerardo Hernandez, photo: Bill Hackwell
Today we have the great honor of being with Gerardo Hernández, leader of the Cuban “five heroes” and now the national coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs). He is a man who has been known as someone who risked his life in pursuit of justice and security for the future of his country. (more…)
By William M. LeoGrande on February 15, 2023
Photo: Bill Hackwell
Today marks the 125th anniversary of the explosion that destroyed the battleship USS Maine in Havana harbor in 1898, touching off the Spanish-American War. Victory over Spain, achieved in just five months, brought to fruition a US ambition stretching back a century—dominion over Cuba. That dominion lasted half a century until Fidel Castro abruptly ended it in 1959, but it left an indelible mark on the psyche of Washington policy-makers—the idea that Cuba is not truly a sovereign nation but rightfully belongs to the United States. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on February 15, 2023
Colombians in the street in support of new healthcare bill
Colombian President Gustavo Petro does not seem to have forgotten his campaign promises. On Monday, after months of discussing an important health care reform, Health Minister Carolina Corcho and the Colombian leader presented a bill during a symbolic ceremony in the Plaza de Armas of the Casa de Nariño. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on February 14, 2023
Not one murder more! Dina resign now!
It has been just two months since Dina Boluarte took over Peru’s presidency after a coup d’état very well designed by the conservative elite and executed by the Congress and the military. Since then, 64 people have been killed during social protests across the country. (more…)
By Gabriel Vera Lopes on February 12, 2023
A review of the main milestones in U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba, two years into the Biden administration.
January 20 marked two years since the administration of Democrat Joe Biden arrived at the White House. Led by one of its most conservative wings, the Democratic Party returned to executive power with the promise and illusion of reversing the corrosive Trump era (more…)