By Stephanie Weatherbee Brito and Vijay Prashad on September 13 2026
Mobilization in Caracas demanding the return of Nicolás Maduro. Photo: Francisco Trias
The implications of this case extend far beyond Venezuela. The entire process against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores threatens to establish the US court system as one with global and unlimited jurisdiction. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on September 10, 2026
foto: Bill Hackwell
Introduction
To understand Fidel Castro’s contribution to political science—and, in particular, to the field of international relations, especially regarding Cuba’s ties with the United States—one must begin with the legacy of the work and practice of José Martí, the Cuban national hero, and the influence he had on Castro’s thought and actions. (more…)
David Brooks on September 14, 2026
Donald Trump. Foto: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP
Sometimes the things a journalist has to report on becomes so murky and absurd that they provoke a laugh that is not at all humorous, but rather maniacal. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on September 13, 2026 from Havana
image by Adano
The definition of the concept of information warfare, digital warfare, cyber warfare, or cyberwar refers to the shift of a conflict that uses cyberspace and communication and information technologies as its theater of operations. (more…)
September 11, 2026 from Santiago Chile
Carabineros arrest a woman during a march in Santiago in memory of the victims of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. Photo: AFP
Chile’s far-right President, José Antonio Kast, ignored the 53rd anniversary of the September 11, 1973, coup d’état, when General Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) overthrew the government of Salvador Allende (1970–1973); yesterday, for the first time since the return to democracy, there was no official commemoration for the tens of thousands of victims of the dictatorship. In contrast, organizations representing the families of detainees, the disappeared, and political prisoners, as well as universities, memorial sites, and the center-left, did hold several ceremonies. (more…)
By Berta Joubert-Ceci on September 12, 2026
“Neither Luma, nor the Board, nor a colony.” Photo: Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco/Latino Rebels
These days, amid the many demands of the Puerto Rican people—for decent health care, education, and housing; for an end to the destruction and sale of our coastlines and protected lands; and for access to water in the midst of a brutal drought—the demand for control over our energy sources and distribution is gaining momentum. (more…)
By Atilio Boron on September 11, 2026
September 11, 1973, was a dark day for Chile and all of Latin America, as it marked the bloody coup d’état that brought an end to the unprecedented experiment of building socialism within the framework of bourgeois democratic institutions. (more…)
Cuba received a new shipment of humanitarian aid from Mexico on Friday, the thirteenth such shipment, which arrived along with donations from member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).