By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on December 16, 2025
Kast and Pinochet
Chile woke up this December to a major political fact: José Antonio Kast—son of a Nazi officer and a defender of Pinochet—won the presidential runoff with 58.16% of the vote against Jeannette Jara’s 41.84%. His victory became the emblem of a conservative return that is not only Chilean, but part of a broader regional cycle of “punishment voting” and demands for “order.” (more…)
By Yimel Diaz Malmierca on December 14, 2025
Cuba solidarity activists in So. California with aid shipment going to hurricane victims, foto: LAHOC
Trade unions, solidarity activists, and health professionals in Los Angeles, California, organized a shipment of medical supplies valued at one million dollars bound for Cuba. The purpose is to support the health system, especially in caring for the victims of Melissa, the hurricane that last October severely affected several provinces in the eastern part of the country. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on December 16, 2024
illustration by Ylli Haruni
Pirates of centuries past were newborn babies compared to the convicted president and megalomaniac, Donald Trump, who threatens wars, imposes “sanctions,” accuses sovereign and democratic countries of drug trafficking without evidence, and even hijacks oil tankers in his quest to seize and control all of Latin America and the Caribbean. (more…)
By Cira Pascual Marquina on December 15, 2025
From the heart of the US colony, a geographer and activist explains that Washington’s “new” security strategy looks a great deal like the old one.
As the United States reasserts its hemispheric priorities in its recent National Security Strategy document, Latin America and the Caribbean are once again cast as a zone of interest, with Venezuela squarely in Washington’s sights. Puerto Rico—still a US colony more than a century after the 1898 invasion—plays a central role in this imperial architecture, serving as both a military platform and a living example of colonial rule in the region. (more…)
By Manolo de los Santos on December 12, 2025
Defending Venezuela’s peace and sovereignty transcends a single nation. foto: Cubadebate
The growing threats against Venezuela are not an isolated policy, but a calculated move within a strategic campaign to dominate what US power has long called its “backyard.” This is the Monroe Doctrine reborn in the 21st century—imposed not only by decree, but through criminal sanctions that strangle economies, blockades that target medicine and food, media propaganda, and the mobilization of the largest naval fleet in decades. (more…)
December 13, 2025
Today, from Havana, the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez disqualified the Nobel Peace Prize committee, stating it awards recognition to allies of the United States and like-minded governments. (more…)
By Vijay Prashad on December 13, 2025
Marines carrying out exercises on USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sea. Photo: SOUTHCOM
Trump’s escalation against Venezuela is about more than oil, it is about regaining control over the “natural” zone of influence of the United States at a moment where its hegemony is slipping. (more…)
By Roger D. Harris on December 13, 2025
Nicolas Maduro
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Within the narrow spectrum of establishment punditry, “dictator” functions as a term of opprobrium reserved for governments Washington designates as enemies. By this measure, Maduro is cast as the dictator, while Zelenskyy is sanctified as democratic. (more…)