Latin America & the Caribbean

Cuba supporters win in IFCO victory over IRS

Here is a slightly edited statement issued by the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization. Workers World congratulates IFCO on this…

December 30, 2019

U.S. imperialism uses dollars to rule world economy

The whole structure of the world’s financial system -- where every day, trillions of dollars, euros and yuan zip from…

December 30, 2019

Venezuela: Five coup attempts by opposition foiled in 2019

Caracas Published in Sputnik Mundo, Dec. 18. Translation by Michael Otto. Five major violent right-wing operations in Venezuela were put…

December 30, 2019

Rally defends special education in Puerto Rico and U.S.

Austerity imposed on Puerto Rico's educational system by the unelected colonialist fiscal board was the target of a street rally…

December 28, 2019

After millions strike Nov. 21, Colombian people stay in the streets

A powerful strike rocked Colombia on Nov. 21, with millions participating across the country of 50 million people. The National…

December 28, 2019

Defendamos levantamientos populares de América Latina

Las manifestaciones y huelgas populares y masivas contra el gobierno han desafiado a los regímenes corruptos y antipopulares que gobiernan…

December 16, 2019

Attack on Bolivia and Venezuela followed the same playbook

Slightly edited version published in Sputnik World, Dec. 7. Translation by Michael Otto. The different steps followed by the coup…

December 11, 2019

U.S. hands off Venezuela!

At the meeting of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR) in Bogota, Colombia, on Dec. 3, some 15 countries took…

December 9, 2019

Defend the Latin American mass revolts

Popular, massive anti-government demonstrations and strikes have been challenging the corrupt and anti-popular regimes ruling various Latin America countries, starting…

December 5, 2019

Message to Day of Mourning: ‘We will keep fighting, telling the truth

These slightly edited remarks were given at the National Day of Mourning rally on Nov. 28, 2019, in Plymouth, Mass. …

December 3, 2019