By Emir Sader on August 9, 2025
Jair Bolsonaro
Everything indicated, based on the progress of the proceedings against him, that Jair Bolsonaro would be imprisoned around October of this year. He himself already seemed resigned to going to prison. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on August 7, 2025
President Naboa and members of the milatary
This week, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a new state of emergency in the provinces of Guayas, Manabí, Los Ríos, and El Oro, citing a situation of “grave internal unrest.” Violent incidents have skyrocketed, and the Noboa administration attributes them to organized armed groups operating within the framework of the internal armed conflict declared in January 2024. (more…)
By Elson Concepcion Perez on August 7, 2025
On eight occasions, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat visited the island at Fidel’s invitation. Photo: Liborio Noval
The Palestinian cause was one of Fidel’s causes. From the very beginning of the triumphant Revolution, he dedicated his efforts and solidarity to it, expressing this in Cuba, in international forums, and at the highest level at which our country raised its voice. (more…)
By Francisco Delgado Rodriquez on August 6, 2025
Marco Rubio and Donald Trump in the US, reacted to Álvaro Uribe Vélez’s trial, composition by Pulzo.
The latest misdeeds orchestrated by the State Department, led by Mr. Rubio, have focused on discrediting and even sanctioning countries in the region where their judicial systems decided to prosecute friends of the US government. (more…)
By Frei Betto on August 6, 2025
Since ancient Greece, Aristophanes has mocked the unequal distribution of wealth in his comedy “Pluto – Wealth” (388 BC). In it, the god of wealth is blind, unable to recognize the righteous, and therefore favors the cunning and unscrupulous. (more…)
By Martina Medina on August 4, 2025
Bolsonaro violated restrictions by using the social media accounts of allies to post messages attacking the Supreme Federal Court – Saulo Cruz/Agência Senado
Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro to house arrest on Monday (Aug. 4). The decision includes the use of an electronic ankle monitor, a ban on visits except from close family members and lawyers, and the seizure of all cell phones at the residence. (more…)
By Carlos Gonzalez Penalva on August 5, 2025
The recent appearance of Israel Rojas, leader of the duo Buena Fe, on the program La sobremesa on the digital platform La Joven Cuba has sparked an interesting debate on the fringes of the Cuban revolutionary intelligentsia. His presence, polite but firm, honest and serene, has been celebrated by many as a gesture of openness and courage. And it undoubtedly is. But this recognition should not lead us to overlook the terrain where the exchange takes place. Because in politics—and especially in the cultural battle—the setting matters as much as the words, and there is no innocent dialogue when the script is written by the adversary. (more…)
A Chronicle by Katiuska Blanco Castineira on August 5, 2025 from Mexico City
Illustration by Isis de Lázaro.
Before our eyes, the small terracotta deities, the dresses embroidered with eye-shaped hems, pure wool cloaks, obsidian, turquoise, shell, and coral masks, silver calendars inlaid with mother-of-pearl, clay figurines, filigree earrings, bracelets made of genuine metals, flowered stone chests, dreams of blown glass, colorful serapes, and above all, words. The vendor tells us about all the wonders in his shop, especially the customs of the ancient inhabitants of the city of Teotihuacan, (more…)