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On Cuba: 70 Years of Revolution

By Alejandro Pedregal on September 19, 2024

Indian historian, editor and journalist Vijay Prashad writes in collaboration with Noam Chomsky the book On Cuba, an attempt to remind younger generations of the achievements of the Cuban revolutionary process, which began 70 years ago. (more…)

All Our Support to the Anti-Fascist International: A Declaration of Casa de las Americas

By the Network in Defense of Humanity – Cuba on September 17, 2024

In 1937, when the Spanish Republic was resisting the assault of Franco’s troops, decisively supported by Hitler and Mussolini, and in the face of the complicit silence of most European governments, the clamor of the best intellectuals of the time rose in Valencia. From there, Juan Marinello claimed: “it is not possible to fight fascism without attacking its twin brother, imperialism”. (more…)

Is it Nicaragua that is “Weaponizing” Immigration? – or is it Washington?

By John Perry on September 19, 2024

Nicaraguan migrant workers in Costa Rica, photo: Tico Times

Claims that Nicaragua is “weaponizing” immigration by allowing free passage of migrants towards the U.S. border have been appearing regularly in the media over the last twelve months. (more…)

Fidel’s Warnings and the Lessons of the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution in the Face of Neo-fascism

By Alberni Poulot on September 16, 2024

photo: RL Argentina

In one of his emblematic “Aló Presidente” programs, Comandante Chávez told this story: “…I was listening to him for more than six hours, almost without interrupting him, a question, a commentary. A wise man. Do you know what Fidel told me? Well, I am going to tell you this because it is a criticism, but he is right, and I feel obliged to make it public. (more…)

Venezuela Announces Arrest of US Navy SEAL, Weapons Seizure

By Jose Luis Granados Ceja on September 17, 2024

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello addresses the media in front of 400 seized firearms linked to an alleged assassination plot.

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello has reported the arrest of a US Navy SEAL alongside two Spanish citizens allegedly linked to intelligence agencies. The foreign citizens are accused of plotting to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro and other high-ranking Venezuelan officials. (more…)

Petro Warns that a Coup is Brewing in Colombia

By Camilo Rengifo Marin on September 16, 2024

Colombian President Gustavo Petro revealed in Armenia, Quindío, that a plan for a coup d’état is being forged, which has strong financing and would seek that the president of the Senate, Efraín Cepeda, businessman and politician of the Conservative Party, replaces him at the Casa de Nariño. (more…)

The Case of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela

By Raphael Machado on September 16, 2024

Argentine Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, X/ @AlertaEcuador7

Diplomatic relations between Brazil and Venezuela, which were already tense due to differing expectations from the leadership of both countries, have become even more strained in recent days due to the debate surrounding the status of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas. (more…)

President Xiomara Castro: ‘Honduras Belongs to the People’

By Alejandra Garcia on September 15, 2024

Thousands march in Tegucigalpa in support of the Xiomara Castro government.

The government of Honduran President Xiomara Castro is under siege. “A plot is being hatched against my government,” she warned at the end of the week, after announcing the government’s decision to cancel the extradition treaty with the United States, in force since 1912. (more…)

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