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Colombia: Arrest Warrant against Netanyahu and Gallant will be Executed

November 23, 2024

Colombian President Gustavo Petro

Both the Biden administration and members of Trump’s nominees have unleashed a fury of threats against the leadership of the ICC for issuing an arrest warrant for Netanyahu,  the whole world knows that he has led a US sponsored genocide against the Palestinian people. Now the  US is acting like international  threatening gangsters protecting their main asset in the Middle East. The problem for them is that it is not just Colombia that has recognized the decision of the ICC, many of their allies in Europe have too. – editorial
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The Cost of Sanctions for the United States

By José Ernesto Nováez on November 23, 2024

In addition to the economic cost, sanctions are also a tool that has a high human cost, much more difficult to measure. foto: Huele a Azufre

For decades, the United States and its Western allies have relied on economic sanctions as a tool for the political disciplining of countries and projects perceived as hostile to the established order. The effects of these policies, especially against smaller countries, are clearly visible. (more…)

The Importance of Defending the Cuban Revolution today from the Perspective of History

By Ana Hurtado on November 20, 2024

Cuban flag in front of the Museum of the Revolution. foto: Abel Padrón Padilla

A few weeks ago, a Symposium organized by the Institute of Cuban History on the Cuban Revolution took place in Havana. For it, I took the liberty of writing and presenting some ideas based on historical facts. (more…)

The Cuban Capital Dresses Up in Art with the Havana Biennial

By Alejandra Garcia on November 21, 2024

Every two years, art takes over the streets of Havana with cultural proposals that include photographic exhibitions, sculptures, and audiovisual productions through the renowned venue of Havana’s Biennial. On this occasion, the capital’s public and visitors who come to the island are attracted by this great cultural event and will be called upon to reflect on today’s world and the alternatives we can build. (more…)

The Secret Weapons were Trump’s

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on November 21, 2024

the US Embassy in Havana. photo: Bill Hackwell

Lying is not Complicated, but Enduring a Lie over Time is..

Seven years have passed since the great hoax known as the “Havana syndrome”, according to which U.S. diplomats suffered alleged acoustic attacks in Cuba that compromised their health. (more…)

Venezuela Denounces ‘Offensive’ BOLIVAR Act and US Recognition of González as ‘President-Elect’

By Andreína Chávez Alava on November 20, 2024 from Caracas

U.S. Congress, photo: Bill Hackwell

The Venezuelan government has strongly condemned the BOLIVAR Act, a new bipartisan legislation approved by the US House of Representatives aimed at tightening economic sanctions against the country. (more…)

G20 in Brazil: People’s Justice Tribunal against Imperialism

November 19, 2024

On the second day of the summit, the Landless Workers Movement dedicated the entire day to the work of a people’s tribunal against imperialism. The crimes recognized by this tribunal were the genocide of peoples, as exemplified by the massacre committed by the Zionist regime and its allies against the Palestinian people; (more…)

G20 Summit: Lula says Hunger and Poverty are Not the Result of Scarcity

November 18, 2024

Lula da Silva  receives Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, X/ @NachoRgz

“it is unacceptable that trillions of dollars are allocated to military expenditures.”

On Monday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva inaugurated the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Rio de Janeiro, emphasizing that eradicating hunger is essential to achieving a world at peace. He went on to say that it is unacceptable that trillions of dollars are allocated to military expenditures. (more…)

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