Latin America & Caribbean

The Cuban Revolution constitutes a fundamental landmark in the history of humanity, which challenges the legitimacy of global capitalism. In all major regions of the World, the Cuban revolution has been a source of inspiration and struggle...
In 2003, "Leftists" applauded the inauguration of Luis Ignacio da Silva as a victory against neoliberalism, without acknowledging that Lula's PT had embraced the demands of Wall Street and the IMF. In the words of IMF Managing Director (2003) "the IMF listens to President Lula and the economic team".
Fidel Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution has passed. The Cuban Revolution constitutes a fundamental landmark in the history of humanity, which challenges the legitimacy of global capitalism.
The Junta ordered a hike in the price of bread from 11 to 40 escudos. While food prices had skyrocketed, wages had been frozen. From one day to the next, an entire country had been precipitated into abysmal poverty; in less than a year the price of bread in Chile increased thirty-six fold.
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: Learning from Angerona, Cuba By Nora Fernandez, December 04, 2017
Chile’s Political System Shaken by Rise of New Anti-Neoliberal Left By Brais Fernandez and Luis Thielemann, December 04, 2017
Electoral Coup Attempt in Honduras By Rick Sterling, December 04, 2017
Is the Honduran Election Being Stolen Eight Years after U.S.-Backed Coup? By Sonali Kolhatkar, December 03, 2017
First I Was Interviewed by MPs. Then I Was Banned from Argentina. This Is Why Trade Democracy Matters By Nick Dearden, December 02, 2017
Argentina Government Blocks Civil Society Attendance at WTO Summit in Buenos Aires, Critique of Neoliberalism Banned? By Friends of the Earth International, December 01, 2017
Che Guevara, Apostle of the Oppressed: Che and the Cuban Revolution By Salim Lamrani, December 01, 2017
The Vanishing Submarine: Hope and Argentina’s ARA San Juan By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, November 30, 2017
Fidel, a Year Later: Fidel Castro’s Insistence on Ideas, “Media Lies and How We Accept Them” By Prof Susan Babbitt, November 28, 2017
One Year Later, Fidel’s Thinking on Cuba-U.S. Relations Still Principal Guide By Arnold August, November 25, 2017
Remembering Fidel a Year after His Passing By Stephen Lendman, November 25, 2017
“Colonial Reparations” to the Caribbean. Plunder, Slavery and Genocide of the Native People By Colonialism Reparation, November 25, 2017
Devastation of Ancestral Lands in Peru’s Amazon. 6000 Hectares of Forests Destroyed, Converted to Palm Oil Plantations By Forest Peoples Programme, November 24, 2017
Fidel Castro: The Eternal Flame, the Most Extraordinary of Revolutionaries By Dr. Birsen Filip, November 24, 2017
The Plot Against Kennedy: Why it Matters in the Era of Trump By Michael Welch, Paul Zarembka, and Ray McGovern, November 19, 2017
Uncontacted People Still Being Massacred in Amazonia By Lewis Evans, November 17, 2017
Reinventing the World Social Forum? The Corporate Funding of Social Activism By Boaventura de Sousa Santos and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, November 15, 2017
Western Media Calls Hugo Chavez a “Dictator”, While Endorsing a “Real Dictator” in Saudi Arabia By Joe Emersberger, November 08, 2017
The Governorship Elections in Venezuela. The PSUV Wins By a Landslide, Opposition in Disarray By Nino Pagliccia, November 08, 2017
Indonesia, Brazil Rainforest: The World Lost an Area of Tree Cover the Size of New Zealand Last Year By Morgan Erickson-Davis, November 05, 2017
JFK Files: CIA Plotted to Assassinate Fidel Castro, Stage Bombings in Miami By Eli Watkins and James Amalino, November 05, 2017
World Votes to Lift Blockade on Cuba as US, Israel Vote ‘No’ By Telesur, November 03, 2017
Don’t Mention It! Russia Pardons $1 Billion of Venezuela’s Debt for 2017 By KtovKurse, November 01, 2017
Socialism and Anti-imperialism Spirit in Caracas By Nino Pagliccia, October 31, 2017
The Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Fifty-five Years Ago, October 1962 By Neil Clark, October 30, 2017
JFK Files Expose CIA Plot to Stage Miami Bombings and Blame Fidel Castro By Telesur, October 30, 2017
Ten Reasons Why the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Won the Election By Prof. James Petras, October 25, 2017
US-UK Dirty War: ‘Latin American-style’ Death Squads in Iraq Revealed Through Chilcot By Patrick Henningsen, October 25, 2017
Angels, Dolphins and the World Festival of Youth and Students: Condemning Lies that Violate By Prof Susan Babbitt, October 24, 2017
Cuban Workers Condemn US Blockade By ACN, October 24, 2017
Video: Regime Change in Latin America By Timothy Alexander Guzman, October 21, 2017
After Socialists Win 17 of 23 States, US Claims Venezuela Elections Not ‘Free and Fair’ By Telesur, October 20, 2017
Is It Time for “Food Diplomacy” in Venezuela? By Andrew Korybko, October 18, 2017
Bolivia Demands the Recovery of Its Access to the Pacific Ocean By Jorge Edgar Zambrana Jiménez, October 18, 2017
Time for a Vigilant Celebration in Venezuela. By Nino Pagliccia, October 18, 2017
US Regime Change in Venezuela: The Truth Is Easy if You Follow the Money Trail. The Opposition is Pro-Washington, Not “Pro-Democracy” By Tony Cartalucci, October 15, 2017
Canada
Trump Is Trying to Make NAFTA Even Worse By Ethan Earle, October 15, 2017
Venezuela in the Crosshairs: Are we Witnessing a Slow-Motion Coup D’Etat? By Michael Welch, Lucas Koerner, and Henry Heller, October 15, 2017
Congressional Disaster Relief Legislation Ignores Puerto Rico By Stephen Lendman, October 13, 2017
Che Guevara– Viva! Hasta la Victoria Siempre! “Che! – Among the Greatest Revolutionaries of the 20th Century”. By Peter Koenig, October 13, 2017
How to Wipe Out Puerto Rico’s Debt without Hurting Bondholders By Ellen Brown, October 13, 2017
Beyond Las Vegas and Why Che Guevara Matters, 50 Years After His Death By Prof Susan Babbitt, October 13, 2017
In ‘Disgusting’ Attack, Trump Blames Puerto Rico; Says FEMA Can’t Stay ‘Forever’ By Common Dreams, October 13, 2017
On ‘Independence’: Catalonia, Kurdistan, North Korea and Latin America By Andre Vltchek and Alessandro Bianchi, October 13, 2017
Ousted Brazilian President: US Intervention in Venezuela Could Spark “Civil War” By Lucas Koerner, October 10, 2017
Venezuela Wants Peace, Sovereignty and Bolivarian Democracy By Nino Pagliccia, October 10, 2017
Trump Expels 60% of Cuban Diplomats By Stephen Lendman, October 08, 2017
OAS to Swear in “Parallel” Venezuelan Supreme Court in Washington By Lucas Koerner, October 08, 2017
Cuba Has Never Perpetrated, Nor Will It Ever Perpetrate Attacks of Any Sort Against Diplomatic Officials or Their Relatives, Without Any Exception By Cubaminrex, October 06, 2017
Puerto Rico: A Public Health Catastrophe By Stephen Lendman, October 03, 2017
The Puerto Rico Humanitarian Crisis: Media Disinformation, Crimes and Cover-ups By Massoud Nayeri, October 03, 2017
Trump’s Billionaire Cronies Feed at Public Trough as He Disses Puerto Rico By Prof. Juan Cole, October 02, 2017
The Cruelest Storm: 200+ Academics Speak Out for Puerto Rico By Prof. Aurea María Sotomayor, Prof. Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Prof. Sheila Vélez Martínez, Prof. Myrna García-Calderón, Prof. Lourdes Dávila, Prof. Nemir Matos Cintrón, Prof. Luis Othoniel Rosa, and César A. Salgado, October 02, 2017
Puerto Rico: The Debt Before the Storm By Lance Selfa, October 02, 2017
A Cuban Mystery: The US Embassy in Havana By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, October 02, 2017
Puerto Rico is Dying By Miguel A. Cruz-Diaz, October 01, 2017
Trump’s Cruel Indifference to Puerto Rico By Sonali Kolhatkar, September 30, 2017
Why Won’t US Media Tell the Truth About What’s Happening in Venezuela? By Justin Podur, September 30, 2017
Cuba-U.S. Relations By Nino Pagliccia, September 29, 2017
Puerto Rico Is Our Future By Richard Heinberg, September 29, 2017
If Trump Were Really President, He’d Forgive Puerto Rico’s Debts and Rescue It By Prof. Juan Cole, September 28, 2017
Severe Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico By Stephen Lendman, September 28, 2017
The Analysis of “Revolutions”: University of Manitoba Conference Winnipeg Hosts top Speakers from China, Russia, and Venezuela. Examining why Revolutions start, what they Achieve, and Where they Fail. Sept. 29-Oct. 1 By Global Research News, September 27, 2017
Trudeau Government Seeking to Oust Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro By Yves Engler, September 25, 2017
Facing Irma in Cuba: “¡Saldremos adelante!” (“We Can Only Move Forward!”) By Arnold August, September 25, 2017
Cuba’s Foreign Minister Delivers Stinging Takedown of Trump in UN Speech By RT News, September 25, 2017
China Comes Out in Strong Show of Support for Venezuela By Adam Garrie, September 22, 2017
Trump Again Threatens Venezuela By Stephen Lendman, September 19, 2017
“The More You Watch, The Less You Know”. Preferred Conclusions – The BBC, Syria and Venezuela By Media Lens, September 17, 2017
Canada and the Military Coup in Honduras: A Conversation with Tyler Shipley By Michael Welch and Tyler Shipley, September 16, 2017
Hurricane Irma, No Gas in Florida: Give Truth a Chance. Learn From Cuba By Prof Susan Babbitt, September 15, 2017
De-Dollarization Spikes – Venezuela Stops Accepting Dollars for Oil Payments By Zero Hedge, September 14, 2017
The Role of Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly By Dr. Maria Páez Victor and Edu Montesanti, September 13, 2017
Before the Hurricane: Cuba, Global Model for Risk Reduction By Branko Marcetic, September 11, 2017
Is Venezuela About to Ditch the Dollar in Major Blow to US? Here’s Why It Matters By Darius Shahtahmasebi, September 10, 2017
Hurricane Irma Threatens Florida By Stephen Lendman, September 08, 2017
Category Five Hurricane Irma. Heading towards Haiti and Cuba By Stephen Lendman, September 07, 2017
Open Letter to the People and Government of the United States of America by the People of Venezuela By Embassy of Venezuela in Canada, September 07, 2017
Hollywood Whitewashes History and Covert Ops into “Action Adventure” By Greg Guma, September 06, 2017
Large-scale Manoeuvres Encircling Venezuela By Manlio Dinucci, September 05, 2017