June 7, 2021. Praia, Cabo Verde. The Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, imprisoned for trying to buy humanitarian supplies from Iran in legal international trade but in violation of illegal US sanctions, is facing extradition to the US. That is like getting stabbed in the back and then being arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. US … Read More
Clean Elections with No US Interference On February 7, progressive candidate Andrés Arauz won the first round in the Ecuadorian presidential contest, but without a large enough plurality to avoid a runoff on April 11 against conservative banker Guillermo Lasso. Yaku Pérez, with the Pachakutik party, came in a close third place, representing a curious … Read More
WEBINAR: Venezuela’s Struggle for Food Sovereignty under the US Blockade Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gFJfwt6CQkK36VlGEgF_Fw Thursday Jan 21, 2021 7:00 PM ET, 4:00 PM Pacific Time William Camacaro will interview Hugo Alberto Nieves on the progress and challenges to establish food sovereignty in Venezuela. (Simultaneous English translation) William Camacaro maintains the website (in English), revolucionalimentaria.org, a resource for background information on … Read More
Hurricane Eta hits the Mosquito Coast John Perry Central America’s ‘Mosquito Coast’, the home of the Miskito people, stretches between Honduras and Nicaragua. The border is at a point that juts out into the Caribbean: Columbus called it Cabo Gracias a Dios for the shelter it provided on his last voyage. As the storm that … Read More
Neoliberal obesity and coronavirus in Mexico American capital brought high rates of chronic disease to Mexico which has led to a surging COVID-19 death toll. Belen Fernandez Belen Fernandez is a contributing editor at Jacobin Magazine. 19 Sep 2020 In much of Mexico it sometimes seems impossible to take a step without tripping over Coca-Cola … Read More