By Alberto Aceves on January 13, 2026
The drums of protest and calls to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup are beating louder in the United States. Thousands of fans are expressing concern about the tournament’s security, outrage over the armed attack in Venezuela, and the controversial human rights policies of the Donald Trump administration. According to European media, messages promoting ticket cancellations on resale forums, travel agencies, and hotel booking sites have not only prompted extraordinary meetings between officials and representatives of member associations, but have also generated discussions about potential strategies to address the shifting perceptions surrounding the tournament. (more…)
January 12, 2026
The Bolivian Workers’ Union (COB) have broken off talks with the government, and its executive, Mario Argollo, described the Bolivian people’s struggle as a national revolution. Meanwhile, the number of roadblocks across the country increased to more than 60 locations. (more…)
January 13, 2026
Jan. 10, anti war, anti ICE protestors in San Francisco. foto: Bill Hackwell
Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, denounced today the US government’s insistence “on attacking world peace and the sovereignty of other independent states, pushing the planet into a scenario of warmongering chaos and a permanent threat to international stability and security,” he said in X. (more…)
January 12, 2026
Congressman Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, son of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros, reported Saturday that his father sent a message through his lawyers, in which he assured that both he and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores, are well. (more…)
January 11, 2026
In a new delirious escalation of his anti-Cuban rhetoric and measures, the US president said on social media that there will be no more oil or money from Venezuela for Cuba, disregarding the sovereign nature of both Latin American nations. (more…)
By Isaac Saney on January 10, 202
A local Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) discusses problems and solutions on the local level. foto: Bill Hackwell
Since the U.S. imperialist invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro, the Western media has been awash with the familiar chorus: Cuba is about to fall. Once again, pundits, think tanks, and editorial boards dust off an old script, announcing the imminent demise of the Cuban Revolution. Hardship is paraded as destiny; scarcity is reframed as failure; endurance is mocked as denial. The message is clear and rehearsed: history has run its course, and Cuba must submit. (more…)
Por Bill Hackwell, 7 de enero de 2026, desde Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba
Gerardo Hernández se reúne con los CDR en Arroyo Naranjo, fotos de Bill Hackwell
Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, coordinador nacional de los Comités de Defensa de la Revolución (CDR) de Cuba, tiene una amplia oficina en el último piso de la sede de la organización, en la concurrida Avenida Línea de La Habana. El problema es que nunca lo encontrarán allí. Hernández, uno de los Cinco Héroes Cubanos que pasó 16 años en prisiones federales de Estados Unidos por monitorear las actividades de terroristas anticubanos que operan con impunidad en el sur de Florida, está recuperando el tiempo perdido recorriendo Cuba, escuchando las necesidades y los problemas de la gente a nivel comunitario, mientras aplica métodos locales para resolverlos. (more…)
By Bill Hackwell on January 7, 2026 from Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba
Gerardo Hernandez meeting with the CDR in Arroyo Naranjo, fotos Bill Hackwell
Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo, the national coordinator of Cuba’s Committees for the Defense of Revolution (CDR) has a large office on the top floor of the organization’s headquarters on the busy Linea Avenue in Havana. The problem is you will never find him there. Hernandez, one of the Cuban Five heroes who spent 16 years in US Federal prisons for monitoring the activities of anti Cuban terrorists operating with impunity in Southern Florida, is making up for lost time circulating around Cuba listening to the needs and problems of the people on the community level while engaging in home grown methods of solving them. (more…)