Latin America

U.S. forces Irish bank to accept Cuba blockade

“The banks are a tool of Wall Street rule!” Is this political accusation just an abstract, educational slogan? Not in…

September 1, 2014

Anti-imperialism and the “to be or not to be” of the left, part 2

Alberto Rabilotta is an Argentine-Canadian journalist specializing in economic issues. This is the second installment of a two-part article that…

July 26, 2014

Activists discuss ‘Latin America at a crossroads’

Huntington, W.Va. -- A public forum headed by an expert panel of activists was held on the campus of Marshall…

May 1, 2014

Venezuelans pay tribute to Lumumba

The following statement was released on Feb. 26 by the Embassy of the ­Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela located in Washington,…

March 6, 2014

Solidarity with Bolivarian revolution

A rally in solidarity with Venezuela was held in San Francisco’s Mission District on Feb. 17 demanding U.S. hands off…

February 27, 2014

Debt, Cuba and Detroit

The following is excerpted from a talk by Cheryl LaBash, an organizer for last summer’s Five Days for the Cuban…

February 15, 2014

President Raúl Castro: ‘ Mandela is an unsurpassable example for Latin America and the Caribbean’

Taken from a speech given by Army Gen. Raúl Castro Ruz, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, at…

December 21, 2013

News from Latin America

Brazil Popular protests confront Brazil’s government for the second time this year. On Oct. 17, members of La Via Campesina…

October 24, 2013

Economic contraction and military expansion

This essay is reprinted from the pamphlet “Reindustrialization: The Menace Behind the Promise,” written by Workers World Party founder Sam…

September 19, 2013

Caracas conference honors Chávez, fights to free Cuban 5

Caracas, Venezuela — The 7th Continental Conference in Solidarity with Cuba was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from July 24 to July…

August 25, 2013