Sweeping anti-worker attacks backed by Argentine far-right President Javier Milei are an assault on workers’ rights, trade unions and democracy, eliminating the gains from decades of struggle, reports Ben Radford.
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As United States President Donald Trump’s regime intensified its illegal blockade of Cuba, ExxonMobil launched a case in the US Supreme Court to demand US$1 billion in compensation for assets seized by the Cuban people following the 1959 revolution, reports Kerry Smith.
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About 100 people called for an end the United States blockade of Cuba and Venezuela on the anniversary of the 1989 Caracazo revolt. Kerry Smith reports.
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The Brazilian government has been forced to revoke Decree 12600, which would have opened up vast stretches of the Madeira, Tocantins and Tapajós rivers to privatisation, reports Ben Radford, following more than a month of protests by local indigenous communities.
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Tamara Pearson reports that Mexicans have mobilised around the country to donate tonnes of food, medicine and supplies, such as batteries and hygiene products, to Cuba.
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Cooking with charcoal, waiting for water; women and the elderly bear the brunt of Donald Trump’s measures against Cuba. Lisandra Fariñas reports from Cuba’s capital, Havana.
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The Australia Cuba Friendship Society organised a rally outside the United States Consulate in Boorloo/Perth to protest the ongoing blockade on Cuba. Cameron Mitchell reports.
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The Nuestra América (Our America) Flotilla — inspired by the Global Sumud Flotilla missions to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza — will set sail to Cuba to bring critical humanitarian aid to the Cuban people, who are suffering under the impacts of the United States blockade. Brett Wilkins reports.
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More than 100 Cuban artists, intellectuals, dancers, musicians and writers released an open letter calling on colleagues from across the world to denounce the United States’ attacks and stand with Cuba, reports Peoples Dispatch.
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British MP and Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana and other international progressive political figures will participate in the upcoming 1st International Anti-fascist Conference in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Susan Price reports.
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After a series of protests over cuts to fuel subsidies brought the country to a halt, Bolivia’s powerful social movements embark on a new chapter and face new forms of repression. Gabriel García Rodríguez reports.
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Since the United States military assault on Venezuela, there have been rapid changes in the country, most importantly the reform of Venezuela’s oil law. In the second of our two-part interview, Federico Fuentes speaks to author and sociologist Malfred Gerig about the reform, the likelihood of resistance and solidarity with the Venezuelan people.