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The United States and Israel Seek to Set the Middle East on Fire

By Carlos Fazio on January 8, 2024

Deaths continue to mount in Gaza, Photo: Mohammed Saqer via @PalestineRCS/X

After three months of an asymmetric, hybrid war that combined scorched earth policy with collective punishment against the population of the Gaza Strip – without achieving the two main stated objectives: exterminating Hamas and rescuing the Israeli soldiers and civilians held by the Palestinian resistance groups since last October 7 -, (more…)

Political Crisis in the US

By Lenny Brody on Janurary 6, 2024

Photo: Christina Animashaun/Vox.

It is becoming clear that the United States is in a serious political crisis. By political crisis we mean that the ruling class is no longer able to rule and control the masses of people in the same way it has been running the country in the past period of time. (more…)

Cuba, 65 Years of Flags Waving in the Wind

By Geraldina Colotti on January 8, 2024.

photo: Bill Hackwell

In January 2021, already at the end of his term, Donald Trump included Cuba in the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT). In this way, the U.S. administration once again suffocated the revolution a little more, canceling Obama’s “openings” and exacerbating the effects of a blockade that has lasted more than sixty years. (more…)

The Magi and Palestinian Children

By Adalberto Santana on January 5, 2024

In the Latin American popular imagination, the Three Wise Men are emblematic figures of children’s dreams, especially in the popular sectors, since they bring the joy of toys in the early morning of January 6. In some Latin American countries such as Puerto Rico, this date is the main holiday of the year. (more…)

Sanctions, Leverage and Venezuelan Sovereignty

By Ricardo Vaz on January 5, 2024

image: Anton Watman, shutterstock

On October 18, 2023, the Biden administration eased select sanctions against Venezuela. Alongside suspended restrictions on banking, mining and debt transactions, the US Treasury Department issued a six-month license authorizing dealings with Venezuela’s oil and gas sectors. (more…)

AMLO: With the Integration of Countries, Lies a Solution to the Migration Issue

January 5, 2024

Andres Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico Foto: PL

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized U.S. legislators for refusing to approve resources for the development of Latin America and, instead, focusing on a communication campaign to blame the Mexican administration for not stopping the migratory flow to the north. (more…)

Nearly 90,000 Killed, Wounded or Missing in Gaza Due to Israeli Aggression

January 6, 2024

Gaza authorities estimate that 22,600 Palestinians have died there since October 7

Almost 90,000 Palestinians, four percent of Gaza’s total population, have been killed, injured or are missing after three months of Israeli aggression against the territory, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor denounced on January 6. (more…)

Cuba’s Inclusion in U.S. Lists Seeks to Justify Economic Warfare

January 5, 2024

Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez

The repeated inclusion of Cuba in unilateral reports by the United States is connected to the need to justify its inhumane measures of encirclement and economic war against the island, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced today. (more…)

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