People’s Summit in Brussels Calls for Respect of Democracy and Self-Determination
Over 1,000 people participated in the People’s Summit that brought together the people of Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe.
Indigenous Children’s ‘Miracle’ Survival Has Backdrop of Colombian Violence
It is not surprising that the children whose plane crashed in the Amazon hid from the uniformed men rescuing them
50 Years After the Coup, Families Demand Justice for the Disappeared In Uruguay
Throughout Latin America, families have not given up on finding the tens of thousands disappeared by military dictatorships during the Cold War.
Journalists for Sale: US Troops to Peru, Castillo’s Coup and the Future of Latin America (w/ Ben Norton)
Ben Norton breaks down the recent deployment of U.S. troops to Peru, and the shocking events that have led to this moment.
Peru’s Coup-Plotting Congress Has 6% Approval, 91% Disapproval (But Full US Backing)
A polling firm found that Peru’s coup-plotting, right-wing-controlled congress has 6% approval and 91% disapproval. Unelected leader Dina Boluarte has 15% approval and 78% disapproval. But they have the full…
Mexico’s AMLO Calls Out US ‘Oligarchy’ at Biden’s Democracy Summit
Mexico’s leftist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used the US government’s “Summit for Democracy” to indirectly call out Washington’s hypocrisy: “The oligarchy reigns with the façade of democracy”, he said,…
America’s ‘Waste Colonialism’ in Mexico
A new recycling plant in Mexicali raises legal and ethical concerns.
‘Mexico Is Not a US Colony!’: AMLO Condemns Invasion Threats, Celebrates Nationalization of Oil and Lithium
Mexico’s leftist President AMLO condemned “hypocritical” Republicans who want the US military to invade, declaring “Mexico is an independent and free country, not a US colony or protectorate!” In a…
Heading Into International Women’s Day in Mexico: Let’s Be Thousands in the Streets against Femicide and Violence
In 2022, 3,754 women were killed in Mexico, but only 33.7 percent were investigated as femicides. We need to build a movement that fights against misogynist violence.
How Israeli Cyber Weapons Are Taking Over Latin America
By Jessica Buxbaum / MintPress News In January, Salvadoran newspaper El Faro revealed that the country’s police have purchased three Israeli surveillance tools. Through the approximately $2.2 million contract, El…
A Step Towards Greater Financial Autonomy
Argentina and Brazil are striving for a common currency. Such a union could boost regional trade and lead to more independence from the US.
Mexico’s AMLO Announces Campaign Against US Blockage of Cuba, Denounces Neoliberalism
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government’s “inhumane” blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a “visionary”, AMLO denounced neoliberalism…
Latin America Refuses To Send Ukraine Weapons, Despite Western Pressure
Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia have refused to send weapons to Ukraine, despite pressure by the US and EU. Latin American left-wing leaders have urged peace with Russia and called for…
US Funds ‘Independent Journalism’ in Cuba to Spread Propaganda, Ex-Spy Admits
Former CIA analyst Fulton Armstrong told The Guardian that, in Cuba, “a lot of the so-called independent journalists are indirectly funded by the US”. They spread anti-government disinformation with the…
Did Washington Boost Another South American Coup?
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch The U.S. tyranny of monopoly capital has long preferred to deal with fascist governments abroad, specifically in the Global South. American oligarchs’ foreign fascist sycophants…