Latin America & the Caribbean

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
Protests erupt over Haitian president’s plans to stay in powerProtests erupt over Haitian president’s plans to stay in power

Protests erupt over Haitian president’s plans to stay in power

From Brooklyn and Miami to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as well as Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haitien, Jacmel, Saint-Marc and Gonaïves in Haiti, hundreds…

January 19, 2021
Imperialist manipulation meets popular resistance in HaitiImperialist manipulation meets popular resistance in Haiti

Imperialist manipulation meets popular resistance in Haiti

Haiti is by far the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Yet it has a glorious history as the first…

January 15, 2021
EDITORIAL   ¿Por qué el país más rico del mundo no está tan preparado?EDITORIAL   ¿Por qué el país más rico del mundo no está tan preparado?

EDITORIAL ¿Por qué el país más rico del mundo no está tan preparado?

La gran pregunta que uno debe hacerse sobre la epidemia de COVID-19, --que hasta el 2 de enero ha matado…

January 15, 2021
Huelgas de hambre en tres cárceles de Nueva JerseyHuelgas de hambre en tres cárceles de Nueva Jersey

Huelgas de hambre en tres cárceles de Nueva Jersey

Las sucias condiciones, el encarcelamiento indefinido y la escalada de infecciones por COVID han desencadenado huelgas de hambre desesperadas en…

January 15, 2021
Argentina: Women’s movement wins free, legal abortionsArgentina: Women’s movement wins free, legal abortions

Argentina: Women’s movement wins free, legal abortions

Thousands of women cheered, jumped and cried tears of joy when the Argentinian Senate in the country’s capital of Buenos…

January 8, 2021
Pa. prisoner on COVID crisis – Guards were the transmittersPa. prisoner on COVID crisis – Guards were the transmitters

Pa. prisoner on COVID crisis – Guards were the transmitters

Since Workers World received this letter, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has confirmed nearly 7,000 cases of COVID-19 among prisoners…

January 8, 2021
Editorial: La pandemia de los especuladores capitalistasEditorial: La pandemia de los especuladores capitalistas

Editorial: La pandemia de los especuladores capitalistas

Hay un nuevo término para describir a los superricos: “centimillonarios”. Son individuos cuyo patrimonio neto asciende a más de $100…

January 8, 2021
Cuba’s revolution continues during the pandemicCuba’s revolution continues during the pandemic

Cuba’s revolution continues during the pandemic

During the first week of January, Cubans celebrated the 62nd anniversary of their great Revolution, marking the day when Fidel…

January 7, 2021