Latin America & the Caribbean

As COVID-19 variant hits, Cuba leads in health and vaccination rates

As the most dangerous COVID-19 variant hits with full force, almost all precautions and mandates in the U.S. have ended…

July 20, 2022

NATO exploits Picasso’s anti-war ‘Guernica’

By Renán Vega Cantor This article from El Colectivo, July 7, edited by María Piedad Ossaba of lapluma.net and translated…

July 18, 2022

Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated one year ago. We still don’t know much.

The following article is excerpted from an article that first appeared in Haitiliberte.com, July 7, 2022. The full article can…

July 14, 2022

Workers mobilize against Amazon – across borders

Despite ferocious union-busting attacks, Amazon workers continue to organize and move forward — with recent noteworthy progress from the U.S.…

July 11, 2022

Haiti: Masses take to the streets June 26

At the call of Lavalas, a political party led by former President Jean Bertrand Aristide — who was deposed by…

July 7, 2022

Ecuador’s popular movements halt national strike after tentative agreement

Ibarra, Imbabura Province, Ecuador July 3 – Representatives of popular organizations ended an 18-day national strike in Ecuador the afternoon…

July 5, 2022

Support grows to end the blockade of Cuba

Portland, Oregon Portland activists have held monthly protests since January demanding an end to the U.S blockade of Cuba. This…

July 1, 2022

Colombia’s election raises hopes for peace

By M. Rafael Since the news of Gustavo Petro’s victory in the Colombian elections on June 19, a massive sense of…

June 29, 2022

Colombian election ‘an extraordinary event’

Translated by M. Rafael and Daniela Ochoa-Bravo The statement below was issued June 22 by the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces…

June 29, 2022

Colombians elect Gustavo Petro, beating right wing

Voters in Colombia made history June 19, when they elected the first progressive president in the country’s history. Gustavo Petro,…

June 29, 2022