By Cira Pascual Marquina on January 18, 2026 from Caracas
There are moments when geopolitics stops being an abstraction and becomes something you feel in your body. In Caracas, January 3 was one of those moments. The low, grinding sound of warplanes overhead, the shockwaves from explosions rippling through apartment blocks, the brief, suspended silence that follows—it all collapses the distance between imperialist violence and everyday life. (more…)
January 15, 2026
foto: Yaimi Ravelo
On the tarmac at José Martí International Airport, silence marked the first posthumous tribute to the 32 Cubans who fell performing their duties during the attack perpetrated by the United States against Venezuela. (more…)
By Roger D. Harris on January 15, 2026
I am told that if I don’t like what “my government” is doing, I should write “my representative.” So I dropped Senator Adam Schiff a note about the US war on Venezuela. The senator’s reply, with my translations of his Washington-speak (in italics) provided in brackets, is as follows: (more…)
By Alberto Aceves on January 13, 2026
The drums of protest and calls to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup are beating louder in the United States. Thousands of fans are expressing concern about the tournament’s security, outrage over the armed attack in Venezuela, and the controversial human rights policies of the Donald Trump administration. According to European media, messages promoting ticket cancellations on resale forums, travel agencies, and hotel booking sites have not only prompted extraordinary meetings between officials and representatives of member associations, but have also generated discussions about potential strategies to address the shifting perceptions surrounding the tournament. (more…)
January 12, 2026
The Bolivian Workers’ Union (COB) have broken off talks with the government, and its executive, Mario Argollo, described the Bolivian people’s struggle as a national revolution. Meanwhile, the number of roadblocks across the country increased to more than 60 locations. (more…)
January 13, 2026
Jan. 10, anti war, anti ICE protestors in San Francisco. foto: Bill Hackwell
Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, denounced today the US government’s insistence “on attacking world peace and the sovereignty of other independent states, pushing the planet into a scenario of warmongering chaos and a permanent threat to international stability and security,” he said in X. (more…)
January 12, 2026
Congressman Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, son of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros, reported Saturday that his father sent a message through his lawyers, in which he assured that both he and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores, are well. (more…)
January, 2026
Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez at a meeting with communes in Caracas, January 10, 2026. Photo: Venezuelan Presidential Press.
Who leads the Venezuelan people? The people’s power. Who governs Venezuela? The people’s power and its constitutional government,” declared Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez. “So there is no doubt here, no uncertainty here … The Venezuelan people rule here, and there is a government, the government of President Nicolás Maduro, and I have the responsibility to lead it while he is being held captive. That is the message for all of Venezuela.” (more…)