An Interview by Arleen Rodrigues on October 16, 2020
World Food Day arrives this year in the dreadful context of a global pandemic, which due to its costly impact on employment and the world economy, will critically increase food insecurity in the world. The Brazilian theologian Frei Betto, FAO’s advisor on these issues, (more…)
By Carlos Aznarez on October 16, 2020
Marcelo Osses is one of the representatives of the radio station Plaza de la Dignidad, whose colleagues broadcast every time there are demonstrations in that Plaza, which has become an emblematic reference of the Chilean revolt. We spoke with him before October (more…)
By Ángel Guerra Cabrera on October 15, 2020
Photo: Michael Fleshman
The November 3 election in the United States is taking place in a climate of hate and division in the country, and violence from Trump’s armed supporters should not be ruled out in case he loses. There are 165 militias including one group who planned to kidnap (more…)
October 14 2020
MAS campaign rally. Photo: Luis Arce
It was a historic wrap-up for the electoral campaign headed up by the presidential/VP team of the Movement Toward Socialism – Political Instrument for People’s Sovereignty (MAS-IPSP) party, with Luis Arce ( Lucho) and David Choquehuanca. This event occurred (more…)
October 15, 2020
Statement from the Network in Defense of Humanity
The general elections of October 18 in Bolivia are going through an extremely difficult and sensitive time. The systematic statements of threat and hate made by officials of the de (more…)
By Orlando Oramas León, on October 14, 2020
Cuban middle school, Holguin. Photo: Bill Hackwell
Cuba will be back in January and for the next three years in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), a recognition of the island’s prestige and a resounding defeat for the United States, which is criminalizing the island in this matter. (more…)
By John Perry in Masaya, Nicaragua on October 13, 2020
Photo: Rosa Poser
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched another attack on Nicaragua’s Sandinista government last month, accusing President Daniel Ortega of being a “dictator” who is “doubling down on repression and refusing to honor the democratic aspirations of the (more…)
By Pasqualina Curcio on October 12, 2020
Some days ago the Central Bank of Venezuela announced that, from now until this time next year, banks will be able to discount and sell 30 billion bolivars (the Venezuelan currency) annually of that money which has been kept as a legal financial reserve. The (more…)