Latin America & the Caribbean

60 years ago: The invasion that failed

Sixty years ago — on April 17, 1961 — some 1,400 heavily armed right-wing exiles waded ashore at Cuba’s aptly…

April 26, 2021

U.S. role in Ecuador prison uprisings

“In places where inequality is the deepest, the use of prison and punishment is the greatest.” (Ruth Wilson Gilmore) Prisons…

April 23, 2021

¡Fuera LUMA! – LUMA out of Puerto Rico!

Call to Action on Puerto Rico demonstrated April 13 in New York City’s Union Square to say ¡Fuera LUMA! —…

April 22, 2021

Raúl Castro honored

The excerpts below are from the Cuban daily newspaper, Granma, April 17. “Let no one doubt that as long as…

April 22, 2021

Haiti at the abyss

According to the Miami Herald, not a single vaccination against COVID-19 had taken place in Haiti as of April 9.…

April 22, 2021

Cuban unions build socialism

Member, Communication Workers Local 14156 What are the differences between unions in capitalist countries and socialist countries? What is labor’s…

April 21, 2021

Solidaridad con la lucha haitiana en toda América del Norte

El mes de marzo fue testigo de una serie de manifestaciones en toda América del Norte en solidaridad con las…

April 13, 2021

Vaccines highlight differences between capitalism and socialism

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear which countries had effective responses to the spread of the virus,…

April 12, 2021

Ecuador’s presidential election: What’s at stake?

Ibarra, Ecuador April 9 — The latest polls before the April 11 runoff presidential election here revealed high percentages of…

April 10, 2021

Venezuela has its strategy: Bolivarian Shield

The writer was the director of international relations in Venezuela’s presidential office and the country’s ambassador to Nicaragua. Translation: John…

April 9, 2021