By Roger D. Harris and John Perry on September 23, 2026
Women in Power or Power-hungry Women?
Women who attain political power are often judged by the US-aligned corporate press not simply by what they do but by how politically acceptable they are. This is evident in the strikingly different media treatment of three Latin American leaders, all lifelong leftists, raising the question of how relations with the US shape media judgments of political legitimacy. (more…)
By Carlos Ron on September 22 2026
Chavez speaking at the UN, 2006
Venezuelan researcher Carlos Ron remembers Chávez’s historic speech at the UN which, in addition to criticizing Bush, also called for upending the US-dominated international order. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on September 23, 2026
illustration: Adán Iglesias Toledo
Most of those present in the large room of the UN General Assembly were stunned and others were enraged when the new devil of the world, the convicted American president Donald Trump, filled the room with hatred and sulfur. (more…)
September 22, 2026
The Donroe Doctrine in Action, foto: Angela Weiss. AFP
The U.S. president took the podium at the United Nations General Assembly to reaffirm that he considers the region his country’s backyard. He cited Venezuela as an example of what he is willing to do and reaffirmed that he will continue to strangle Cuba until the Revolution falls. (more…)
September 22, 2026
An investigation by the nonprofit organization Forbidden Stories revealed that the government allocated $410 million to be given directly to receiving countries or UN agencies to facilitate deportations. Photo: Forbidden Stories.
The United States deported more than 25,000 people under secret agreements with 35 countries to receive migrants who have no ties to those nations, according to an investigation published Monday . (more…)
September 22, 2026
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez reacted Tuesday to Donald Trump’s speech before the UN General Assembly and rejected the U.S. president’s claims about Cuba. Trump addressed the United Nations today. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia Elizalde on September 20, 2026
Havana, the author working in darkness. foto: Bill Hackwell
In Gaza, thousands of children have been killed amid the genocide that’s being imposed by Israel with total impunity. Thousands more are unaccounted for and buried beneath the rubble. In Cuba, millions of people have survived for years amid blackouts, shortages, difficulties accessing medicines, fuel scarcity, and a profound economic crisis imposed upon them by the United States. (more…)
September 18, 2026
Lula, Photo: Tom Molina/Bloomberg
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed his concern on Wednesday about the situation in Cuba and stated that the island’s inhabitants do not deserve to face the current difficulties. (more…)