August 23, 2025 from Havana, to the women of Cuba
foto: Bill Hackwell
For 65 years, the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) has been at the forefront of profound social transformations, winning rights, expanding spaces for participation, and dignifying the lives of Cuban women. Thanks to our organizational strength, Cuban women have gained a presence in all areas of society as a result of decades of struggle and dedication. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on August 21, 2025
National Bolivarian Militia to defend Venezuela’s “territory, sovereignty, and peace.”
Venezuela is once again facing a psychological and media offensive from the U.S. government, led by President Donald Trump. This week, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt reaffirmed Washington’s aggressive and interventionist policy, declaring that her country “is willing to use all elements of U.S. power” to halt the alleged flow of drugs into its territory and “bring those responsible to justice.” (more…)
By Diego Sequera on August 21, 2025
No other country in Latin America has as intense a way of doing politics as Bolivia. The official end of a 20-year political cycle, which began last Sunday, will soon enough prove this once again. (more…)
August 20, 2025
protest in Washington DC against Netanyahu visit. photo: Bill Hackwell
The Argentine Jewish Appeal has filed criminal charges and called for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the “very serious crimes” committed by the army under his command against the Palestinian people since its invasion of Gaza. He is scheduled to visit Argentina September 7 – 10. (more…)
August 19, 2025
The US deployment includes 4,000 additional Marines and sailors in the waters surrounding Latin America and the Caribbean. photo: USN
Under the pretext of combating drug trafficking, the US has deployed more than 4,500 military personnel in waters near Latin America and the Caribbean, even though 90 percent of the drugs that leave South America for the US travel via the Pacific Ocean. (more…)
By Jorge Elbaum on August 19, 2025 from Buenos Aires
Vladimir Putin, photo: AFP
The Alaska summit turned into a political victory for Vladimir Putin. For three years, they insisted on isolating him—they called him a pariah—and tried to pressure him into accepting a truce, at a time when his troops are steadily advancing toward Kiev. (more…)
By David Bacon on August 15 2025
Dancers from Las Azucenas de Maria perform Jarabes from Oaxaca’s central valleys on the stage in the plaza. photos: David Bacon
Increasingly targeted in immigration raids, Mixteco and Triqui communities hold festivals of resistance.
In many agricultural fields of the West Coast of the United States, you’re more likely to hear Mixtec or Triqui languages spoken than Spanish. Both are common among the Indigenous people of southern Mexico, some of whom now pick grapes for Napa and Sonoma County’s prestige wineries, or apples in century-old orchards. Without their labor, rural economies in California would collapse. (more…)
By Roger D. Harris on August 18, 2025
“If they touch Maduro, they touch all of us.”
The US State Department’s latest Human Rights Report condemns Venezuela for serious abuses. Weaponizing human rights, accusations are selectively applied to serve a destabilization campaign. In this article, a mirror is held up to Uncle Sam to see how well “America the beautiful” holds up to the same charges, while also exposing the role of sanctions, compliant NGOs, and military threats in Washington’s hybrid war on Venezuela. (more…)