By Diana Block on September 11, 2025
photo: Bill Hackwell
On Labor Day weekend 2025, 4,600 people converged in Detroit for the second Peoples Conference for Palestine. Over three very full days, the multi-dimensional meaning and mandate of the banner, Gaza is the Compass, was explored by activists, scholars, artists, labor organizers and elected leaders from across North America and Palestine. Although the U.S. denied visas to almost all participants from Palestine, they were able to share their stories and analysis virtually. As PYM (Palestinian Youth Movement) organizer Taher Daleh declared unequivocally at the opening of the conference, “They have tried to intimidate us with smears, with false accusations, and with every single available threat at their disposal to stop this conference from happening. We will not stop.” (more…)
By Francisco Delgado Rodríguez on September 10, 2025
Milei’s popularity has dropped from 60% to 39% in 7 months.
The results of the parliamentary elections in the province of Buenos Aires could mark a turning point in Argentine politics, to the detriment of La Libertad Avanza, the party structure of Argentine President Javier Milei. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on September 11, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a press conference on his visit to Mexico, September 3, 2025. Photo: Cristina Rodríguez
Shakespeare has never been more relevant than now. Macbeth’s famous line – “Life is but a shadow… a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” – seems to refer to the situation Donald Trump has created in the Caribbean. (more…)
An Interview with Ignacio Ramonet by Geraldina Colotti on September 7, 2025
Ignacio Ramonet
Ignacio Ramonet, journalist, essayist, and international analyst, was the long-time editor of Le Monde diplomatique. In his book The Age of Conspiracy, he analyzed the mechanisms of “Trumpism” that we are now seeing spread to other parts of the world, from Latin America to Europe. We spoke with him about the political crisis in the European Union and the renewed tensions between the United States and Latin American socialist countries. (more…)
By David Brooks and Jim Cason on September 8, 2025
José La Luz is an activist with the new party project called Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (Citizen Victory Movement)
Following a severe crisis that continues to deepen, new generations of islanders are seeking to free themselves from US control, which requires the creation of a broad front that differs from the two existing political parties. For the veteran defender of workers, it is gratifying that young artists—such as singers Bad Bunny and Residente—are part of a new movement, although the challenge remains to educate those who work in that nation and suffer from the austerity measures imposed by the continental government through another Fiscal Control Board. (more…)
September 9, 2025
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum clarified on Monday that her government will continue with the agreement it has with Cuba for doctors from the island to work in the Mexican public health system, which was started by her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), to cover the shortage of healthcare personnel. (more…)
September 9, 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) and Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa (R), Sept 8, 2025. X/ @primera84727
On Monday, during a television program broadcast by Russia Today, former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa interviewed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with whom he analyzed the geopolitical implications of the presence of U.S. military forces in the Caribbean. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on September 8, 2025
Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy is accused of “disregard for science and the truth” in Senate hearing.
Since Donald Trump’s rise to power in his second term as president of the United States, there has been a significant amount of criticism of his foreign and domestic policy initiatives, which have been linked to the idea that his actions, rather than defending the country’s national (or federal) interests, are actually weakening its political leadership and economic strength. (more…)