By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on August 18, 2025
One of Donald Trump’s most immediate priorities during his first six months as president of the United States has been to carry out a kind of ethnic cleansing within the country, or rather social alienation or marginalization, which began markedly with measures taken against immigrants (legal or otherwise) and has continued with other sectors. (more…)
By Roger D. Harris on August 18, 2025
“If they touch Maduro, they touch all of us.”
The US State Department’s latest Human Rights Report condemns Venezuela for serious abuses. Weaponizing human rights, accusations are selectively applied to serve a destabilization campaign. In this article, a mirror is held up to Uncle Sam to see how well “America the beautiful” holds up to the same charges, while also exposing the role of sanctions, compliant NGOs, and military threats in Washington’s hybrid war on Venezuela. (more…)
By Frank Martinez Rivero on August 17, 2025
image: AI
Los Angeles, the mecca of film and the entertainment industry, is preparing to write a new chapter in its Olympic history by becoming, in 2028, the third city in the world—after London and Paris—to host the Summer Games for the third time. (more…)
By Michelle Ellner on August 17, 2025
Washington is ramping up militarization at home and abroad. AP Photo: J. Scott Applewhite
President Donald Trump has quietly authorized the Pentagon to carry out military operations against what his administration calls “narco-terrorist” networks in Latin America. On paper, it’s a counter-narcotics policy. In practice, it serves as a green light for open-ended U.S. military action abroad, bypassing congressional approval, sidestepping international law, and stretching the definition of “national security” until it becomes a catch-all justification for the use of force. (more…)
August 17, 2025
Lula da Silva
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned the United States blockade against Cuba, which has now lasted more than six decades, and defended the Más Médicos program, implemented in Brazil in 2013 in cooperation with the island. (more…)
August 16, 2025 from Hanoi
Việt Nam and Cuba shares a long-standing friendship, with diplomatic relations officially established in 1960. — VNA/VNS Photo
A fundraising project named “65 Years of Việt Nam – Cuba Solidarity” has collected 249.9 billion VND (over 9.5 million USD) by Saturday noon, with more than 1.15 million contributions made, nearly four times the minimum targeted goal. The campaign coincided with the 99th birthday of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. (more…)
By Raúl Antonio Capote on August 16, 2025
graphic: Moro
The latest barbarity confirms that the greatest genocidal figures in history is the White House’s unconditional support for Israel in its extermination of the Palestinian people. (more…)
By Natalia Marques on April 15, 2025
Federal forces seen in Washington, DC on August 14
DC residents stand firm against federal takeover which many label as racially charged
Several days after US President Donald Trump announced his takeover of the local police force of Washington, DC, federal forces have begun patrolling the streets of the US capital. The Pentagon announced Thursday, August 14 that all 800 National Guard troops President Trump ordered into Washington’s streets this week to restore “law and order” have now been deployed. (more…)