By Ben Norton on January 10, 2023
Nicaraguans enjoy the weekend at the mirador de Catarina in Masaya, photo: Ben Norton
A poll by mainstream firm Gallup found that Nicaragua is the No. 1 country in the world where citizens feel at peace. Nine of the top 14 countries are in Latin America. But the US constantly attacks the Sandinista government and imposes sanctions on it. (more…)
January 18, 2023
Members of the opposition Unitary Platform meeting with James Story and his team. Photo: @WHAAsstSecty
Various statements leaked over the past few days suggest that the specific commitments reached in the second partial agreement signed by the Venezuelan Government and the Unitary Platform at the National Dialogue and Negotiation Table (MDN) in Mexico in November 2022 are being indirectly boycotted by the United States. (more…)
By Katu Arkonada on January 18, 2023
On January 24, the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will be held in Buenos Aires, a meeting which will be attended by around 15 presidents of the region, among them Lula da Silva, and which will be presided over by the host Alberto Fernandez. (more…)
By Juan Contreras Jara on January 17, 2023
photo: La Razon
The constant violation of Human Rights does not stop in Peru. In addition to the 50 demonstrators killed so far by the repression of the de facto government of Dina Boluarte, today there are multiple attempts by the police to obstruct the free right of assembly and social protest of those who are heading to Lima to repudiate the state violence, (more…)
By Natalia Marques on January 14, 2023
photo: Bill Hackwell
As the West Coast of the US faces torrential rains and harsh wind, California’s 172,000 homeless people face two storms: natural disaster and state indifference. (more…)
January 17, 2023
photo: Bill Hackwell
Today through his Twitter account, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez criticized the vast separation of wealth that exists in the world. (more…)
By Rick Sterling on January 16, 2023
photo: Bill Hackwell
In April 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an eloquent and stirring denunciation of the Vietnam War and US militarism. The speech titled “Beyond Vietnam” is relevant to today’s war in Ukraine. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on January 15, 2023
Cuba, photo: Bill Hackwell
On January 12, Cuba took the presidency of the G77+China for the first time in history after being elected in September 2022 during the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Caribbean state got this relevant position at a transcendental moment not only for the island but for developing countries in general. It should be remembered that the G-77 began in 1964 by seventy seven developing nations who banded together to articulate and promote their collective interests while enhancing their joint negotiating capacity. (more…)