Latin America & the Caribbean

Colombia: Broad general strike challenges ‘narc-oligarchy’

May 23 — The general strike against anti-poor “reforms” in Colombia is finishing its fourth week. So far, every test…

May 25, 2021

Report from Colombia – National strike marches grow ever bigger

By Fernando Alexis Jiménez Writing from Colombia, the author describes the national pro-strike protests called for May 19 as historically…

May 24, 2021

Syringes for Cuba: Campaign to send vital COVID supplies

During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade sent 53 contingents of volunteer health workers…

May 17, 2021

FARC-EP: /The courageous struggle of the Colombian people

Reports from Colombia May 17 state the national strike that began April 28 continues and a national mobilization has been…

May 17, 2021

Portland protest says ‘U.S. out of Colombia!’

A militant group of demonstrators occupying a lane of traffic marched through the streets of Portland, Ore., May 8 chanting…

May 14, 2021

Brazilians tell police: ‘Stop killing us!’

The police invaded the Jacarezinho favela (slum) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at dawn May 6, armed to the teeth…

May 13, 2021

Colombia: State terror won’t stop the struggle

Since April 28, workers in Colombia have been waging a general strike. The strike was provoked by the third of…

May 11, 2021

Ecuador election: Analysts debate why neoliberal banker won

Ibarra, Ecuador April 30 — In the wake of the April 11 second round of the presidential election won by…

May 4, 2021

Puerto Rico: ¡Fuera LUMA!

El llamado a la acción sobre Puerto Rico se manifestó el 13 de abril en Union Square de la ciudad…

April 28, 2021

Ramsey Clark: el disidente imprescindible en el centro del poder de EE. UU.

Por William Camacaro Desde Nueva York “Habrá algunos que recordarán a Ramsey Clark como un hombre marginal. Hay muchos más…

April 26, 2021