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Che’s Daughter Says Most Cubans Know Who Their Enemy Is

May 16, 2026

Aleida Guevara

Dr. Aleida Guevara stated that the majority of the Cuban people “know perfectly well who their enemy is” and remain faithful to the principles of the Revolution, amid threats of aggression from the United States. (more…)

Judge Suspends Trump’s Sanctions Against UN Rapporteur on Palestine

By Randolph Borges on May 13, 2026

Francesca Albanese

The measures against Francesca Albanese constitute an unconstitutional restriction on freedom of expression

A federal court in Washington on Wednesday issued an injunction suspending sanctions imposed in 2025 by the Donald Trump administration against the UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese. (more…)

Sheinbaum to Forgive Debts for Tens of Thousands of Small Farmers

May 14, 2026

Photo: Ministry of Agriculture of Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, announced a government program that seeks to settle, in many cases, and significantly reduce, in others, the debts owed by small-scale farmers, small producers, and fishermen to the government. (more…)

U.S. Formally Offers $100 Million in Aid to Cuba

May 14, 2026

March of the Cuban people in front of the U.S. Embassy in January 2026 Photo: Yaimi Ravelo

“The U.S. government made the aid offer public through a State Department statement,” said Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla reported today that for the first time, the U.S. government has publicly formalized—through a State Department statement—an offer of aid to Cuba valued at $100 million. (more…)

Trump Travels to China, but Iran Holds All the Cards

By Pepe Escobar on May 14, 2026

A few days ago, Mr. Araghchi traveled to Russia.

Earlier this week, Mr. Araghchi traveled to China. These two trips vividly reflect the power of the new Russia-Iran-China triangle, which has emerged as the driving force behind Eurasian integration and multipolarity. (more…)

Let’s Share, Speak Out, and Stay Vigilant!

By José Ernesto Novaez on May 12, 206

Journalist Katherine Doyle, NBC News’ White House correspondent, reports that President Donald Trump has become “increasingly frustrated” by the fact that months of pressure from the United States have failed to destabilize the Cuban government, and has pressed his advisors to explain why efforts to bring the Cuban leadership to collapse have not succeeded. (more…)

Delcy Rodríguez: There are No Plans for Venezuela Becoming the 51st State of the U.S.

By Yuleidys Hernandez Toledo on May 11, 2026

Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez at the Hague

This is acting Venezuelan response to the notion that Venezuela would become the 51st state of the US, “We will continue to defend [territorial] integrity, sovereignty, and independence. Our history, which is a history of glory, of men and women who gave their lives to make us not a colony but a free country.” (more…)

Farmworkers: Calling Out for a Better System

By David Bacon on May 7, 2026

Strawberry workers and supporters march through Santa Maria demanding a living wage and an end to ICE raids. foto: David Bacon

Juana’s words echoed in my mind as I pulled off Highway 101 onto Broadway, the street that bisects Santa Maria.  She is a strawberry picker in a strawberry town.  Santa Maria, Oxnard to the south and Salinas to the north, all valleys on California’s central coast, produce 80% of all the berries picked and sold in the U.S. (more…)

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