Workers’ Summit of the Americas

By Roger D. Harris, Board Member TFA The Workers’ Summit of the Americas in Tijuana was organized as an alternative to Biden’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles as a place where countries besieged by and barred from the US could participate. This Encuentro was held in cooperation with the Peoples Summit in Los … Read More

Biden’s Summit Fails; People’s Summit Succeeds

By Rick Sterling, President of TFA Board The People’s Summit for Democracy took place in Los Angeles on June 6 – 8. I attended the inspiring conference along with Theresa Cameranesi and David Paul from TFA.  The People’s Summit was convened by a coalition of organizations and unions, with endorsement from TFA and other activist … Read More

BIDEN’S SUMMIT: Pretending to Teach Democracy

By Gustavo A. Maranges Editor’s note: This article has been lightly edited because of changes in time.                                                                      In the civil society forums at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in early June,  clashes between those who support the hegemonic role of the United States and those who defend the sovereignty of the … Read More

And Then There was No More Empire

By Vijay Prashad, historian, and journalist Empire denies its own existence. It does not exist as an empire but only as benevolence, with its mission to spread human rights and sustainable development across the world. However, that perspective means nothing in Havana nor in Caracas, where ‘human rights have come to mean regime change, and … Read More

ALBA: The Best Alternative for the Unity of the Americas

By Alejandra Garcia, Journalist     Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua found an alternative and inclusive platform where they could freely express their ideas and advocate for a true Latin American union, contrary to the Summit of the Americas being convened by the administration of US President Joe Biden in Los Angeles. Ten days before the … Read More

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