Latin America & the Caribbean

San Francisco: Haitian community denounces murderous coup regimeSan Francisco: Haitian community denounces murderous coup regime

San Francisco: Haitian community denounces murderous coup regime

San Francisco — Waving Haitian flags, a crowd of 80 demonstrated March 1 to mark the anniversary of the bloody…

March 12, 2021
Haiti protests: ‘Moïse, U.S., UN out!’Haiti protests: ‘Moïse, U.S., UN out!’

Haiti protests: ‘Moïse, U.S., UN out!’

Hundreds of thousands of Haitians took to the streets of Port-au-Prince Sunday, March 7, to demand the departure of President…

March 11, 2021
Could depletion of fertile soil trigger a bigger U.S. food crisis?Could depletion of fertile soil trigger a bigger U.S. food crisis?

Could depletion of fertile soil trigger a bigger U.S. food crisis?

U.S. farmland in the Midwest has lost over one-third of the soil necessary to sustain crop production, according to scientists…

March 9, 2021
Cuban ‘Red Rose’ wins journalism honorCuban ‘Red Rose’ wins journalism honor

Cuban ‘Red Rose’ wins journalism honor

By Rubén G. Abelenda This slightly edited article was published in Resumen-english.org. Feb. 27 – It was José Martí who…

March 3, 2021
Ecuador elections – The calm before the stormEcuador elections – The calm before the storm

Ecuador elections – The calm before the storm

Ibarra, Ecuador   Feb. 19 — Almost 10 million voters, a record 81% of those eligible, went to the polls Feb.…

February 23, 2021
Haiti: The masses are still in the streetsHaiti: The masses are still in the streets

Haiti: The masses are still in the streets

A twitter post showed hundreds of students taking to the streets of Delmas, near Port-au-Prince, on the morning of Feb.…

February 15, 2021
Capitalists consolidate control over U.S. farmlandCapitalists consolidate control over U.S. farmland

Capitalists consolidate control over U.S. farmland

The amount of farmland in the United States has been in steady decline for most of the 21st century. While…

February 12, 2021
Anti-regime protests intensify in HaitiAnti-regime protests intensify in Haiti

Anti-regime protests intensify in Haiti

Tens of thousands of Haitians took to the streets of Port-au-Prince on Feb. 7 in numerous small, very militant and…

February 9, 2021
Elliott Abrams, fire your own president; you couldn’t fire mine in Venezuela.Elliott Abrams, fire your own president; you couldn’t fire mine in Venezuela.

Elliott Abrams, fire your own president; you couldn’t fire mine in Venezuela.

The writer was the director of international relations in Venezuela’s presidential office and the country’s ambassador to Nicaragua. Currently, he…

January 25, 2021
 ‘We neutralized the fascists,’ says veteran union organizer ‘We neutralized the fascists,’ says veteran union organizer

 ‘We neutralized the fascists,’ says veteran union organizer

Excerpts taken from the Jan. 14 webinar,“Workers Can Defeat Fascism and Racism,” sponsored by Workers World Party, moderated by Ted…

January 22, 2021