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Colombia; Two Years before the Presidential Elections, the Ghost of “Castro/Chavismo” Returns to Colombia

By María Fernanda Barreto, on November 29, 2020,

Photo: Diario de Cuba

Two years before the next presidential elections in Colombia, the largest Colombian newspaper ran a headline a few days ago: (more…)

San Isidro; the Latest Episode of the Imperial Reality Show

By Enrique Ubieta Gómez on November 28, 2020

Graphic: Juventud Rebelde

Donald Trump is leaving. But some Cubans, who arouse only shame in others, are claiming him as their president. (more…)

Why Imperialism is Obsolete in Latin America

By Vijay Prashad on November 26, 2020

Jorge Arreaza. Photo: Ultimas Noticias

In September 2018, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro visited China, where he met with China’s President Xi Jinping and signed a series of (more…)

Diego Maradona: Comrade of the Global South

By Dave Zirin on November 26, 2020

The world mourns today the passing of Diego Maradona, the soccer god and revolutionary from Argentina whose play inspired all manner of poetry and prose. (more…)

Biden in the Face of a Latin-Caribbean Uprising

By Ángel Guerra Cabrera on November 26, 2020

The detonator of the recent social explosion in Guatemala was the energetic popular rejection of the largest budget in its history, (more…)

US Intervenes as Venezuela Prepares for High Stakes Election

By Roger D. Harris on November 25, 2020

Justice and Peace for the people of Chavez, Photo: Bill Hackwell

The US finally appointed an ambassador to Venezuela after a decade hiatus and in the runup to the Venezuelan National Assembly elections. (more…)

Guatemala: The Voices They Don’t Want to Hear; the Debts They Don’t Want to Pay

By Andrés Cabanas on November 23, 2020

Photo: Prensa Libre: Érick Ávila

2020 is not 2015. We knew this chronologically and now we know it politically and socially as well. (more…)

Diego Maradona always Knew How to Distinguish the Scoundrels and Appreciate the Worthy

By Adrian Paenza, November 25, 2020

Now we can’t do anything else. That’s it.

Maradona was already a myth while he was alive. (more…)

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