Latin America & Caribbean

Dilma Rousseff
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".
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...
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.
Salvador Allende: The Death of a President Who Lives On By Daina Caballero Trujillo, September 24, 2018
Historic: Too Much Winning. Puerto Rico in Ruins and the Grim Anniversary of Hurricane Maria. No Water, No Homes By Abby Zimet, September 21, 2018
NAFTA
Canada and the Renegotiation of NAFTA: What’s Happening with the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)? By Joyce Nelson, September 19, 2018
Coca-Cola and Nestlé to Acquire Private Ownership of the Largest Reserve of Water in South America? Unconfirmed Report By Amanda Froelich, September 19, 2018
International Law
The United States’ Disregard for International Law Is a Menace to Venezuela and Latin America By Nino Pagliccia, September 18, 2018
South America
South America’s “Made in USA” Growing Crises. Economic Destabilization of Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela By Dr. Jack Rasmus, September 16, 2018
Venezuelans March to Commemorate Allende, Oppose Coup Threat By Paul Dobson, September 14, 2018
September 11, 1973: Remembering Canada’s Support for the Right Wing Coup in Chile By Yves Engler, September 12, 2018
Venezuela Poses No ‘Threat to the World’— But WaPo’s Claim That It Does Is Dangerous By Joe Emersberger, September 12, 2018
Empire Journalism: Venezuela, the US and John McCain By Media Lens, September 10, 2018
Invasion and Interference: US Designs on Venezuela By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, September 07, 2018
The Burning Down of Brazil’s National Museum: A Capitalist Crime Against the Heritage of Humanity By Bill Van Auken, September 06, 2018
Brazil
The Burning Blaze of Neoliberalism in Brazil By Massoud Nayeri, September 06, 2018
Trump Accuses Cuba of “Sonic Attacks” against US Diplomats: Havana’s “Sonic Incidents” and the University of Edinburgh: The “40%” Mystery By Arnold August, September 04, 2018
International Day of the “Disappeared”. Washington’s “Dirty War” and Latin America’s “Desaparecidos” By Internationalist 360, September 03, 2018
Florida Senator Rubio and the Horrible Idea of Attacking Venezuela By Daniel Larison, September 03, 2018
Crashing Currency Chaos Spreads Across the Global South By Pepe Escobar, September 03, 2018
From Venezuela to McCain, Media and Human Rights Industry on Same Page By Joe Emersberger, September 01, 2018
Maduro
Maduro Wins Another Election, “Fraudulent and Anti-Democratic”, Canada Imposes Economic Sanctions By Asad Ismi, September 01, 2018
How to Create a U.S.-Backed Government Coup for Fun and Profit! By Lee Camp, September 01, 2018
Cuba, The US Economic Blockade: A Hostile Policy More Harmful Than a Hurricane By Granma, August 31, 2018
Video: Who Was Pope Francis Before He Became Pope? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and James Corbett, August 31, 2018
Puerto Rico Raises Hurricane Maria Death Toll From 64 to 2,975 By Bill Van Auken, August 30, 2018
The Venezuelan Migrant Crisis By Andrew Korybko, August 26, 2018
‘Genocidal’ US Blockade Has Cost Cuba US$134 Billion By Telesur, August 26, 2018
Washington’s Soft Coup Attempt in Nicaragua By Rick Sterling, August 25, 2018
China’s Strategic Interests in Central America: El Salvador Breaks Off with Taiwan By Andrew Korybko, August 24, 2018
Lula
Washington’s Strategic Interest: Overthrowing Progressive and Revolutionary Governments in Latin America By Network in Defense of Humanity, August 22, 2018
A ‘Regime’ Is a Government at Odds with the US Empire By Gregory Shupak, August 21, 2018
Greenhouse Gases Continue Their Massive Rise By Shane Quinn, August 21, 2018
Environment and Biodiversity: South American Soy Fed to EU Livestock Drives Gran Chaco Deforestation By Jenny Gonzales, August 19, 2018
What’s Left in Nicaragua After Ortega By Roger Harris, August 18, 2018
The United States Destroys Venezuela’s Economy By Margaret Kimberley, August 18, 2018
Elections in Brazil. Unwanted Help From a U.S. Friend? By Nino Pagliccia, August 17, 2018
Living Forests: Ecuador’s Kichwa People of Sarayaku Launch Defence of Indigenous Territories Worldwide By Bethany Pitts, August 16, 2018
A Response to Misinformation on Nicaragua: It Was a Coup, Not a “Massacre” By Charles Redvers, August 16, 2018
The Assassination Attempt Against Venezuela’s Maduro By Nino Pagliccia and Andrew Korybko, August 15, 2018
U.S. Political Meddling: What Really Happens to Nicaragua, Venezuela and Ecuador By Peter Koenig, August 14, 2018
Maduro Shows His Strength, Looks Death in the Face By Misión Verdad, August 14, 2018
Acclaimed Venezuelan News Site Latest Victim in Facebook Censorship Spree By Sputnik, August 12, 2018
NATO’s Actions Contradict Their Stated “Values” By Gabriella Lima, August 11, 2018
Venezuela Assassination Attempt: Maduro Survives But Journalism Doesn’t By Ricardo Vaz, August 09, 2018
The Misleading Role of Human Rights NGOs in International Politics By Jonathan Sigrist, August 08, 2018
Free Julian Assange, or You’re Next By Helen Buyniski, August 08, 2018
Venezuela’s Monetary Revolution Vis-à-vis Economic Sanctions By Nino Pagliccia, August 07, 2018
Maduro Assassination Attempt in Caracas. Bolton Denial: “There Was No US Government Involvement” By Kurt Nimmo, August 06, 2018
Coffee and the “Shock Doctrine” in Puerto Rico By John Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto, August 06, 2018
Internet Wars: U.S. Plans to Overthrow the Cuban Revolution with New Technologies By Iramsy Peraza Forte and Sergio Alejandro Gómez, August 06, 2018
Colombia’s Uribe to US Business Leaders: Help Take Out Maduro By Telesur, August 06, 2018
World Extends Solidarity to Venezuela’s Maduro After Attack By Telesur, August 06, 2018
Maduro Survives Drone Attack, Says Suspects Captured By Telesur, August 05, 2018
U.S. Foments Regime Change in Nicaragua By Roger Harris, August 04, 2018
How Washington and Soft Power NGOs Manipulated Nicaragua’s Death Toll to Drive Regime Change and Sanctions By Max Blumenthal, August 03, 2018
Cuban Journalism: “If the Shoe Fits, Wear It!” By Arnold August, August 01, 2018
Targeting Assange Threatens Speech, Media and Academic Freedoms By Stephen Lendman, July 30, 2018
Mexico: Violence, Corruption and Inequality – AMLO to the Rescue? By Michael Roberts, July 30, 2018
The United States Is the Only Remaining Colonial Power By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, July 30, 2018
US Suddenly Buys More Ecuadorian Oil: Is Trump Also Buying Assange’s Arrest? By Whitney Webb, July 29, 2018
Misrepresenting the Truth in Nicaragua By Kevin Zeese, July 26, 2018
Cuba’s July 26, 1953 Moncada Attack Anniversary – An Opportunity for Reflection Today By Nino Pagliccia, July 26, 2018
Mexico’s New Populist President Considers Foreign Pipeline Plans Despite Indigenous Protests By Steve Horn, July 26, 2018
What Should “We” Do About Julian Assange? By Kim Petersen, July 24, 2018
The Expansion of U.S. Military Installations in Argentina and Their Implications for Argentine Sovereignty By Dr. Birsen Filip, July 24, 2018
Ecuador Will Imminently Withdraw Asylum for Julian Assange and Hand Him Over to the U.K. What Comes Next? By Glenn Greenwald, July 24, 2018
Violent Coup Fails in Nicaragua, US Continues Regime Change Efforts By Kevin Zeese, July 23, 2018
Two Cheers for Mexico’s AMLO: A Great Victory for the Left By Immanuel Wallerstein, July 23, 2018
Three Other Presidents Targeted for Befriending Russia By Jacob G. Hornberger, July 23, 2018
10 of the Most Lethal CIA Interventions in Latin America By Telesur, July 22, 2018
Ecuador’s Agenda: Squeezing and Surrendering Assange By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, July 22, 2018
Oil-rich Neuquén, Argentina – Site of a New U.S. Military Base By W.T. Whitney Jr., July 18, 2018
UK and Ecuador Conspiring to Extradite Assange to US By Stephen Lendman, July 17, 2018
Nicaragua: Terrorism as an Art of Demonstrating By Alex Anfruns, July 17, 2018
Empire of Misery: America Sees War as the Solution By Hugo Turner, July 13, 2018
Haiti Fights On. Rising Fuel Prices Trigger Mass Poverty By Philip Linder, July 13, 2018
In Wake of AMLO Victory, US Media Fear Chavismo and Hope for ‘Business-Friendly’ Change By Gregory Shupak, July 12, 2018
Correcting the Record: What Is Really Happening in Nicaragua? By Kevin Zeese and Nils McCune, July 11, 2018
Mexico: AMLO to Seek Negotiated Peace in Drug War By Telesur, July 09, 2018
Nicaragua, Unraveling a Plot By Francisco Arias Fernández, July 09, 2018
Washington’s Latest Myths, Lies and Oil Wars. “A Coherent Strategy to Promote Disruption in Key Oil Flows” By F. William Engdahl, July 08, 2018
Venezuela: Was Another World Possible? By Julia Buxton and Michael Welch, July 08, 2018