Latin America & the Caribbean

Haitians demand roads, schools, water

Mass protests, with barricades of burning tires, kept Construtora OAS, a Brazilian construction company, from moving its equipment out of…

December 16, 2012

Firme con Hugo Chávez y el pueblo de Venezuela ¡Chávez Sí! ¡Imperio No!

La extraordinaria carrera de Hugo Chávez como rebelde militar, héroe del pueblo y agente de profundo cambio social en Venezuela,…

December 14, 2012

Stand with Hugo Chávez & Venezuela

Hugo Chávez’s extraordinary career as military rebel, people’s hero and agent of deep social change in Venezuela, as well as…

December 13, 2012

The myth of Columbus

Based on a talk entitled “On the 520th anniversary of the landing of Columbus: What his legacy means for Indigenous…

November 21, 2012

Hurricane hits Haiti, Jamaica

Sandy began in the southern Caribbean near Nicaragua, and when it passed over Jamaica, its winds were barely hurricane force.…

November 5, 2012

Clintons preside over inauguration of misery in Haiti

In a ceremony reeking of historic colonialism, designed to firmly seal Haiti’s status as a U.S. neocolony, former President Bill…

November 4, 2012

Cholera & hunger in Haiti meet militant resistance

As famine lurks throughout Haiti and cholera daily kills the weak, the very young and the old, the response of…

October 22, 2012

Haitian masses to president: ‘Leave! We’ve had enough!’

All over Haiti — from Cap-Haïtien in the north to Jérémie in the southwest and Miragoâne in the south, in…

October 14, 2012

¡CHÁVEZ NO SE VA!

Venezuelans affirm revolution: ‘Chávez isn’t leaving’ Chávez won! The Venezuelan people won! Latin America and socialism won! These slogans capture…

October 11, 2012

Haiti: No more words, people want deeds

A number of strong, militant protests against the government of Michel Martelly have taken place in Cap-Haitien, the second largest…

September 29, 2012