Latin America & the Caribbean

Philly protests U.S. colonization of Puerto Rico

On July 25, 1898, U.S. Marines invaded Puerto Rico. The U.S. continues to occupy that nation 120 years later, against…

August 1, 2018

Pittsburgh tells Trump and Congress: #UnblockCuba

The Pittsburgh City Council took action to strongly support the sovereignty of the Cuban people on July 24. A resolution…

July 31, 2018

Venezuela: Popular militia advances

In the face of economic sabotage, subversion, an abortive military coup and threats of open military intervention from U.S. imperialism…

July 27, 2018

Why no Yankee baseball in Haiti?

By Isabelle L. Papillon Our elders fought the [U.S.] occupation and resisted the introduction of baseball. Now people who do…

July 27, 2018

International Tribunal to expose U.S. colonial crimes in Puerto Rico

This year marks the 120th anniversary of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Puerto Rico during the Spanish-U.S. war, which…

July 24, 2018

Haitians shut down streets demanding jobs, rollback of prices

Politicians in Haiti thought they had a bright idea. Since people were following the World Cup soccer match between Brazil…

July 17, 2018

Venezuelan Consulate celebrates independence

The Venezuelan Consulate in San Francisco held a ceremony in celebration of Venezuelan Independence Day on July 5 at the…

July 14, 2018

20,000 protest in Quito to support Ecuador’s former Pres. Rafael Correa

Quito, Ecuador — A massive manifestation of popular support for ex-President Rafael Correa took place on the sunny afternoon of…

July 10, 2018

Otra vez guerra encubierta en Nicaragua

Cuando el New York Times comienza a promover el "estado de derecho" en otro país, como lo hizo en un…

June 26, 2018

Cops in Haiti attack workers, injuring dozens

For over a year, workers in Haiti’s needle trades have been organizing, protesting and striking to raise their daily minimum…

June 24, 2018