Latin America & the Caribbean

Pelé meant the world to us Africans

By Tafi Mhaka The following article first appeared on aljazeera.com on Dec. 31, 2022. The death of football legend Pelé…

January 13, 2023

No to fascist coup in Brazil – an editorial

Just a week after the inauguration of Brazil’s newly elected and former President Luis Ignacio “Lula” da Silva, a pro-fascist…

January 9, 2023

Threat of more U.N. sanctions on Haiti

While the huge social, economic and political problems of Haiti have slipped out of the news, if anything they have…

January 6, 2023

Alto a la represión racista: ¡Permitid la entrada en EE.UU. a todos los inmigrantes!

El Paso, Texas, el 26 de diciembre de 2023 El 19 de diciembre, 400 soldados de la Guardia Nacional de…

January 6, 2023

Alex Saab on trial

Alex Saab, diplomat and Special Envoy for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, was placed on trial Dec. 12 in Miami…

December 15, 2022

Perú, Argentina, México: lessons of coups and ‘lawfare’ in Latin America

Dec. 12, 2022 — Coup in Perú Dec. 7. “Lawfare” in Argentina Dec. 6. Confrontation in Mexico Nov. 27. In…

December 13, 2022

Inclusivo, expansivo, revolucionario – Los cubanos aprueban el Nuevo Código de Familia por 2-1

27 de septiembre de 2022 – Tras años de intensas discusiones, debates y un proceso democrático sobre el terreno, barrio…

December 12, 2022

Nicaragua’s humane response to COVID-19 crisis

When Nicaragua identified its first COVID-19 case on March 18, 2020, President Daniel Ortega understood that shutting down the economy…

November 28, 2022

On anniversary of historic victory, the challenges Haiti faces today

November 18 is the 219th anniversary of the Battle of Vertières, which sealed the victory of the Haitian Revolution, a…

November 24, 2022

‘Puerto Rico Not for Sale!’

At the Halloween Parade in New York City this year, the Puerto Rico Is Not For Sale campaign decided to…

November 17, 2022