By Steve Ellner on July 10, 2024
María Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia (AP/Ariana Cubillos)
With all the hype over María Corina Machado being the only real hope for Venezuela to overcome 25 years of autocratic rule, the mainstream media loses sight of several key factors surrounding the nation’s presidential elections slated for July 28. First, the U.S. has played a central role in favor of Machado’s candidacy and, once it was clear that the government of Nicolas Maduro would not allow her to run, Washington backed the notion that she had the right to choose who would represent the so-called united democratic opposition at the polls. (more…)
By Jill Clark-Gollub on July 11, 2024
Migrants at border wall waiting to surrender to immigration officials in El Paso, TX, March 25, 2024. Photo: Reuters/Adrees Latif.
The Republican party has been waging a blatantly racist campaign to criminalize migrants. Instead of pushing back on that narrative, the party that purports to be for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Democrats) is exploiting this racist anger to discredit a country it has targeted for regime change—Nicaragua—apparently for not sufficiently suppressing the rights of migrants. (more…)
Por Alejandra García y Bill Hackwell el 14 de julio de 2024
El expresidente Donald Trump fue herido de bala y leve durante un mitin ayer en Pensilvania. Las imágenes de esos segundos de caos han dado la vuelta al mundo, con fotos del rostro ensangrentado del expresidente, herido en la oreja derecha; dos centímetros a la izquierda y este sería un artículo diferente. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on July 14, 2024
Former President Donald Trump was shot and slightly wounded during a rally yesterday in Pennsylvania. The images of those seconds of chaos have circled the globe, with photos of the bloodied face of the former president, who was wounded in his right ear; two inches to the left and this would be a different article. (more…)
By Berta Joubert-Ceci on July 12, 2024 from Puerto Rico
workers picketing at Suiza Dairy
In Puerto Rico, being a colony, each of our struggles has several ramifications and consequences. A simple strike conflict can become a real national conflict. This is the case of the strike of the Suiza Dairy workers who have been demonstrating since June 11. (more…)
By Elizabeth Borrego Rodríguez on July 11, 2024 from New York City
Bob Schwartz, Global Health Partners
More than 300 pacemakers will reach Cuban institutions thanks to a campaign in the United States and Europe aimed at supporting the health system in one of its most urgent needs. (more…)
July 10, 2024, Havana
The Cuban leader said that in such adverse times it is necessary to “multiply solidarity in the face of political polarization and division of our societies”. Photo: Estudios Revolución
Remarks by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the 10th Extraordinary Summit of ALBA-TCP, from the Palace of the Revolution, on July 10, 2024, “Year 66 of the Revolution”. (more…)
By Vijay Prashad on July 11, 2024
Beatriz González (Colombia), ‘Mr President, What an Honour to Be with You in This Historic Moment’, 1987.
On Isla Grande, Afro-Colombian residents are discussing the urgent need for a sustainable electricity plant. Their efforts echo President Petro’s push for solar energy, with the aim of addressing broader regional goals of sustainable development. Yet, development and climate adaption require funding – funding that is instead going to war, with global military spending nearing $3 trillion annually. (more…)