By Roger D. Harris on March 24, 2026
In the wake of Washington’s January 3 military attack and then problematic détente with Caracas, corporate media suggest a meaningful shift in Venezuela policy, implying relief for a country long subjected to economic coercion. However, far from dismantling the sanctions regime, the US has merely adjusted its application through licensing mechanisms, leaving the core structure of coercive measures fully intact. (more…)
March 23, 2026
Lula at CELAC
The Colonize Hemisphere talk emerged as a central theme when Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva delivered a forceful speech at the CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum in Bogotá on March 21, 2026. Before heads of state and delegations, Lula issued one of his sharpest critiques of US foreign policy in recent years. (more…)
By Helen Yaffe on March 23, 2026
There were tearful scenes in the central American nation of Honduras on February 23, as locals said goodbye to the Cuban healthcare professionals who had been treating them for free for around two years. It came after the Honduran government abruptly ended the Cuban medical mission under pressure from the administration of the US president, Donald Trump. (more…)
March 22, 2026
opening event at ICAP
As the Trump Administration ratchets up its threats of war and economic strangulation on Cuba the international Nuestra América Convoy has arrived in Cuba. The convoy unites more than 600 solidarity activists from 38 nations, representing over 140 social, political, and cultural organizations across nearly every continent. Participants include parliamentarians, judges, ambassadors, intellectuals, trade unionists, and community leaders committed to justice and sovereignty. (more…)
By Sergio Zabalza on March 20, 2026
there are 30,000
March 24, 1976, marked a turning point in Argentine history. It was the date on which, to shift the pattern of wealth accumulation in favor of financial capitalism, a de facto government imposed state terrorism across the entire Argentine territory. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on March 19, 2026
cartoon by: Adán
A few months ago, I wrote an article about planned obsolescence, a key pillar of capitalism, as manufacturers create products that expire over time so that consumers will buy newer ones—and that is practically what is happening with the UN, which, after 80 years, needs a makeover because it has already become obsolete. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on March 20, 2026
Che in Gaza in 1959
Ernesto Che Guevara traveled from Cuba to the Gaza Strip in 1959. A photograph immortalizes that unprecedented moment. He wore the olive drab uniform, the same from the struggles in the Sierra Maestra, which led to the victory of the Barbudos rebels in January of that year. At his side stood Palestinian leaders; in the background, a land marked by resistance and dignity. (more…)
March 19, 2026 from Buenos Aires
foto: Getty images
The government is willing to go to war for the United States. Javier Milei’s subservience to Donald Trump is such that he would agree to send troops to the Middle East in response to a potential request from the White House to attack Iran. “If the United States requested it, yes. Any assistance they deem necessary will be provided,” Communications Secretary Javier Lanari confirmed to the newspaper El Mundo, though he clarified that no such request had been made. (more…)