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.
The Psyops Manual the CIA Gave to Nicaragua’s Contras Is Totally Bonkers By Jared Keller, January 03, 2018
Ana Belén Montes at Year’s End. 16 Years in a US Jail. Silenced for Saying the Truth about US Foreign Policy By Prof Susan Babbitt, January 03, 2018
Mexico’s Standing Rock? Sempra, TransCanada Pipeline Face Indigenous Resistance South of Border By Steve Horn, January 03, 2018
Prospects for Cuba’s Revolution in 2018 By Arnold August, January 03, 2018
Working Class Protest, Popular Revolt and Urban Insurrection in Argentina: The 1969 Cordobazo By James P. Brennan, January 01, 2018
Israel, Guatemala and Apartheid By Voltaire, December 31, 2017
Latin America in Limbo in 2018: Washington’s “Operation Condor 2.0” By Andrew Korybko, December 31, 2017
Does Israel Have “A Patagonia Project” in Argentina? By Thierry Meyssan, December 30, 2017
Trump Endorses Criminal Conspiracy to Crush Honduras Vote By William Boardman, December 30, 2017
Ottawa’s Attitude Towards Venezuela: “The Venezuelan Ambassador is No longer Welcome in Canada” By Nino Pagliccia, December 27, 2017
Former President Manuel Zelaya and Honduras’ Alliance against the Dictatorship: Open Letter to the American People By Manuel Zelaya, December 23, 2017
Latin America: The Political Pendulum Swings to the Right By Prof. James Petras, December 20, 2017
Why Don Quixote? Solidarity and Cuba’s “Medical Internationalism” By Prof Susan Babbitt, December 18, 2017
Venezuela and Russia Meet to Strengthen Energy Sector Ties By Telesur, December 18, 2017
What Is Israel’s Project in Argentina? By Thierry Meyssan, December 16, 2017
Venezuelan Municipal Elections: Chavistas Score Overwhelming Triumph By Stephen Lendman, December 13, 2017
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Unilateral Measures by Washington Hamper Relations with Cuba By Granma, December 13, 2017
Why the Honduran Crisis Matters to Me: “Election Theft” and the People’s Movement By Rick Sterling, December 12, 2017
New Venezuelan Oil Woes to Head to Court. China’s Petrochemical Conglomerate Sinopec’s Lawsuit against PDVSA By Jason Unruhe, December 12, 2017
Canada and Honduras: Election Fraud Is Only the Latest Outrage in an Eight Year Nightmare By Tyler Shipley, December 12, 2017
Report Shows Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Death Toll Likely in Thousands, Far Higher than Official Count By Julia Conley, December 10, 2017
WTO Summit in Buenos Aires: “Illegitimate from Day One” By Global Justice Now, December 09, 2017
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy and the Plot Against Cuba By Fabián Escalante Font, December 08, 2017
Brazil’s President João Goulart: Anniversary of Jango’s Passing, Remembering the 1964 Military Coup and the Demise of Democracy By Edu Montesanti, December 08, 2017
Honduras in Flames By Prof. Aaron Schneider, December 07, 2017
Washington Post’s One-Sided Cheerleading for Coup and Intervention in Venezuela By Adam Johnson, December 05, 2017
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
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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