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Julian Assange’s Wife’s Call to Fight Extradition

June 13, 2022

Julian Assange’s wife’s video, posted in May, about how the U.S. is seeking revenge against the WikiLeaks founder, has been viewed more than a million times on Twitter. (more…)

Che Guevara and The Possible World He Dreamed Of

By Alejandra Garcia on June 14, 2022, from Havana

photo: Bill Hackwell

Today, Cuba remembers Ernesto Che Guevara on the 94th anniversary of his birth in Rosario, Argentina. Although he was born in distant lands, the Caribbean island considers him its son, (more…)

Regional Leaders Snub Biden’s Summit of the Americas as Activists Hold ‘People’s Summit’

By José Luis Granados Ceja on June 10, 2022

People’s Summit ends with march of 2000 participants. photo: Bill Hackwell

The Summit of the Americas turned out to be a big embarrassment for Washington as several of the region’s leaders followed through on their commitment to skip the event over US President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua. (more…)

Bolivian Court Sentences Jeanine Áñez to 10 Years in Prison

June 11, 2022

The relatives of the victims of Jeanine Áñez’s regime demand justice, Photo: Josue Cortez

The First Anti-Corruption Sentencing Court of La Paz sentenced former de-facto Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez to 10 years in prison in the ‘Coup d’état II’ case on Friday, June 10. In the case, Áñez stood accused of crimes of acting against the constitution and illegally assuming the presidency of the country in November 2019, following a right-wing civic-military coup that overthrew democratically elected socialist President Evo Morales. (more…)

The Wars of the Third Millennium

By Geraldina Colotti on June 11, 2022

In this June of summits (especially summits of the powerful), the Bilderberg Club 2022 also took place. From the 2nd to the 5th, in the usual secrecy, the main decision-makers met in Washington, those who move the levers of the globalized world: (more…)

Message from Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel to the People’s Summit for Democracy

June 10, 2022

Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel speaking to the People’s Summit for Democracy, photo: Bill Hackwell

Dear Manolo; and all the comrades who are participating in the People’s Summit for Democracy;

I was not wrong when I said that I will not be at the Summit of the Americas but the voice of Cuba certainly will. (more…)

The Summit of the Americas: The Things No one Wants to Talk About

By Gustavo A Maranges on June 9, 2022

the scene 2 blocks from Biden’s exclusive Summit. photo: Bill Hackwell

The Summit of the Americas has begun in Los Angeles and the Tower of Babel that Biden built is already tottering. Since June 6, the civil society forums have been in session and clashes between those who support the hegemonic role of the United States and those who defend the sovereignty of the Latin American peoples have not ceased. (more…)

Peoples Summit Opens with a Resurgence of Solidarity

By Bill Hackwell on June 8, 2022

Cuba panel at Peoples Summit, photo: Bill Hackwell

On its first of 3 days, the Peoples Summit for Democracy in Los Angeles opened by surpassing expectations in numbers attending and unity. (more…)

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