By Roger D. Harris and John Perry on June 17, 2026
Protestors demonstrate in front of the Biden White House to end the blockade of Cuba. June 2023, foto: Bill Hackwell
Donald Trump’s second term has precipitated a tsunami of criticism from Democrats over his foreign policy. Yet when it comes to Washington’s efforts to dominate Latin America and the Caribbean, the substantive dispute – if there is any substance remaining, once stripped of partisan bickering – is less about ends than means. (more…)
By Penny Pinotti on June 17, 2026
March in La Paz on June 10 carrying Bolivian flags and Wiphala banners as the general strike continues.
The general strike in Bolivia has eclipsed the 45 day mark. The main demand of the strike is the resignation of right-wing President of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz Pereira. Paz is aligned with the Trump administration as corporations from the United States seek to control Bolivia’s natural resources, particularly lithium, as well as tin, copper, zinc, silver, and natural gas. Currently, the areas of Bolivia rich in resources are surrounded by Indigenous territories. (more…)
On May 1, 2026, the President of the United States signed Executive Order 14404 against Cuba. This was not just another administrative act. It was, in essence, a license to murder an entire people, under the false pretext of “pressuring the revolutionary government” to relinquish power.By Dianet Doimeadios Guerrero on June 14, 2026 from Havana
Pete Hegseth at the Guantanamo Naval Base on, June 10. foto: Reuters.
The Pentagon said that the purpose of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to Guantanamo Naval Base was to “interact with the troops.” (more…)
By Luis Manuel Arce Isaac on June 16, 2026
This June 14 marked the 98th anniversary of the birth of the Heroic Guerrilla, Ernesto Che Guevara, in Rosario, Argentina. He was only 39 when his assassins, acting on orders from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, took his life and, unwittingly, immortalized him and placed him in the pantheon of the greats, in such a prominent place that his figure became universal, surpassing even any mythological deity. (more…)
By Mario Ernesto Almeida Bacallao on June 15, 2026
Gunboat foreign policy is not a personal or partisan quirk, but a strategic line of the American deep state.
During his presidency, Joe Biden ordered rocket fire against Iraq’s Anbar province. foto: France 24
Since the beginning of this century, five presidents have occupied the White House: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump (first and current terms), and Joseph Biden. In each of these presidencies, with alternating Democratic and Republican governments, armed aggression against sovereign nations has been a constant. (more…)
By Juana Carrasco Martín on June 14, 2026 from Havana
a gladiator fight for Trump’s birthday, Aaron Schwartz / Bloomberg via Getty Images
For his birthday, the U.S. President has treated himself to a grotesque spectacle
An octagon has been erected in the White House gardens—the “cage” or ring used for UFC fights—and named The Claw. A metal and mesh structure weighing 600 tons, it is 47 meters wide and 28 meters high. It is taller than the White House itself. (more…)
By José Ernesto Nováez Guerrero on June 11, 2026
Two days ago, on June 9, an article in the Miami Herald reported that Vanguard Energy, a company based in Coral Gables, Florida, United States, had just finalized—after months of talks with U.S. and Cuban authorities—a historic agreement that would allow fuel shipments from the United States to Cuba to reach levels not seen in decades. (more…)