February 12, 2026.
Three US warships anchored off Port-au-Prince marked the end of the last vestige of government autonomy in Haiti. On February 7, after weeks of diplomatic pressure and direct threats, the Presidential Transition Council (CPT) dissolved as demanded by Washington, consolidating the absolute power of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a controversial businessman who has never been elected. (more…)
By Alejandro Garcia on February 11, 2026 from Caracas
El Mantilla
There is a figure in Cuba’s history who was crucial to Venezuelan education, even if his name does not always appear in the great school pantheons. His books educated thousands of Latin American children and young people, and his legacy is almost comparable to that of the greatest thinkers of the XIX century. While Bolivar gave his sword for the liberation of the Patria Grande, and Martí gave his thought, Luis Felipe Mantilla contributed grammar. His work built a silent bridge between the two countries. (more…)
By Irene León on February 11, 2026
Irene Leon
To say that international communication is the preferred arena for the opposition to the Bolivarian project is not a hypothesis but a fact that can be verified over a timeline of more than two decades, during which communication strategies have acted as a complementary device, and in some cases a central one, in the geopolitical and geo-economic dispute over Venezuela’s destiny. (more…)
By Bill Hackwell on February 11, 2026 from Buenos Aires
foto: Pablo Cuarterolo, Buenos Aires Times
As the Argentine Senate debated a wholesale plan of labor reforms that would set back the gains of organized labor for years if passed, massive numbers of protestors gathered outside of the congress building in militant opposition. (more…)
By Dr. Fuad Halim on February 10, 2026
Cuban medical brigades taking part in Misión Barrio Adentro. Source: Adelante.cu
Revolutionary medicine and medical cooperation with Cuba – based also on exchange of oil and health workers – helped Venezuela secure essential healthcare services for thousands of people.
A couple of years after President Hugo Chávez came to power, Venezuela had approximately 30,000 practicing physicians. Even so, it was not possible to effectively deliver healthcare services to all of the country’s poor and marginalized people. There was an acute shortage of regular healthcare, especially in impoverished urban slums and rural regions. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on February 10, 2026 from Havana
image: Adán Iglesias Toledo.
Major media outlets such as The New York Times, Sputnik, and the BBC, among others, have exposed numerous details from financier Jeffrey Epstein’s documents, which link convicted US President Donald Trump to cases of sexual orgies and pedophilia. (more…)
Interview by Carlos Aznarez on February 8, 2026
Mariela Castro
Completely committed to the defense of the Palestinian Resistance and against Zionism, Mariela Castro now adds to her priorities, first, joining her people in developing the maximum political and military defense of Cuba against the imperialist attack, and then, for the same reasons, offering her full support to Bolivarian Venezuela. (more…)
By Bruno Carvalho on February 10, 2026
Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl
The world trembled as Bad Bunny marched onto the field at the Super Bowl, in front of millions of spectators, with flags from every country in the Americas, in a performance that, while a kick to imperialism, will only find dry dust in liberal enthusiasm. While the Puerto Rican singer fired off in Spanish, across the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba was announcing that it has run out of jet fuel. (more…)