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Can BRICS Break the Oil Embargo Against Cuba?

By Hedelberto López Blanch on September 3, 2026

image: Adan

On September 12 and 13, the 18th BRICS Summit will take place in New Delhi, India, with member countries, associate members, and special guests, under the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and Sustainability.” (more…)

Chile: Massive Student March in Santiago Against Budget Cuts and Far-Right Forum

September 3, 2026 from Santiago Chile

Students protest the right wing Madrid Forum.

Today thousands of high school and college students marched through downtown Santiago, Chile, in a large-scale protest against the economic and repressive agenda of President José Antonio Kast. (more…)

“As Long As There Are Classrooms with Students and Schools with Teachers in Cuba, There is a Homeland..”

By Alina Perera Robbio on September 3, 2026

all fotos: Estudios Revolución.

“As long as there are classrooms with students and schools with teachers in Cuba, there is a nation, there is a homeland, there is a Revolution, and there is Socialism.”

This is what Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, affirmed on Tuesday morning following the conclusion of the National Ceremony marking the start of the 2026–2027 school year. (more…)

Washington Reclaims Latin America Through Energy as Israel Returns to Caracas

By Eman Abusidu on September 2, 2026

foto: Bill Hackwell

Venezuela’s oil is becoming more than an energy asset; it is emerging as an instrument in a wider contest for influence across Latin America. The agreement announced by US President Donald Trump on 28th August brings more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan reserves into a partnership that Trump says gives the American side “majority control,” while Venezuela’s interim government, led by Delcy Rodríguez, insists the 25-year deal preserves national sovereignty. (more…)

Cuba Begins the School Year Despite an Intensified Embargo

September 1, 2026 from Havana

More than 1.4 million students at all educational levels returned to the classroom today in Cuba, amid an intensification of the economic embargo imposed by the United States. (more…)

When Details and Organization Don’t Align

By Randy Alonso Falcon on September 1, 2026

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Right now in Havana, several districts have been without power for more than 40 hours; however, they do not appear among the many that have been restored this morning. How is power service prioritized? (more…)

Cuba Stands Firm, Venezuela Risks Losing its Sovereignty

By Luciano Vasapollo on September 1, 2026

There are moments in history when the words “sovereignty,” “independence,” and “dignity” cease to be abstract concepts and become a concrete choice. What is happening today in the Caribbean and Latin America presents us with two profoundly different pictures: on the one hand, Cuba, subjected to unprecedented economic, political, and media pressure and yet determined not to give in; on the other, a Venezuela that, following the dramatic political shift of recent months, risks seeing its strategic resources and capacity for self-determination progressively eroded. (more…)

Who Is Fueling Anti-Semitism?

By Atilio A. Boron on August 31, 2026

Ben Gvir, foto: EFE

Few people in the world have done more to discredit the State of Israel and fan the flames of anti-Semitism than Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir. Of course, he is not alone in this endeavor. His words resonate loudly over the corpses of more than 70,000 Palestinian victims—mostly women and children—caused by the policies of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and land theft carried out by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. In this tragic endeavor, it must be said, the genocidal regime counts on military, financial, and propaganda support from the U.S. government and those of the European Union, with a few honorable exceptions. (more…)

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