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On March 3, Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces launched operations against Designated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuador.
The United States announces the start of military operations in Ecuador

The Noboa administration claims that these are joint military operations against “drug trafficking and illegal mining.”

Bartolomé Island, Galapagos Islands
Ecuador’s new mining and energy law puts the Galapagos Islands at risk

The new mining law contradicts what the Ecuadorian people expressed in recent referendums, but the government decided to push ahead with radical mining exploitation and energy privatization anyway. The decision sparked protests in Quito.

Iranian Cultural Center is attacked in Quito
Ecuadorian-Iranian Cultural Center attacked in Quito

The attackers, shouting xenophobic insults, beat the occupants of the center, who were praying during Ramadan, with sticks, stones, and tear gas.

MIchael Parenti
Michael Parenti, the Cuban Revolution, and the joy of reading red books

A tribute to Marxist thinker Michael Parenti for Red Books Day traces one reader’s political awakening through reading, Cuba, and the revolution that feeds the children.

Jorge Rodríguez, Delcy Rodríguez, Diosdado Cabello
Tactical retreats: Why Venezuela’s revolution still stands

Just as the false claims of betrayal on January 3 are now easily disproved, so too are the claims of betrayal in the two months since.

Plaza de la Revolución
Countries step in to supply oil to Cuba as US considers limited opening of sales

Several countries are looking for ways to sell oil to Cuba despite the blockade and threats of tariff increases by the United States. Meanwhile, Washington is opening up the possibility of sending oil and gas on its own terms.

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez
Amnesty law comes into force in Venezuela

According to Venezuelan authorities, the law seeks to bring peace to a highly polarized country. In this article, we review who the law grants amnesty to and what crimes are not covered.

Javier Milei with chainsaw
Labor rights in dispute: neoliberalism vs progressive reform in Latin America

The state of labor rights in Latin America and the Caribbean is in flux. While some countries are seeing significant advances, others are suffering major setbacks.

Cuban coast guard
Another terror attack on Cuba: The 66-year war that Washington refuses to end

Since the triumph of the Revolution, Cuban authorities have documented approximately 5,780 separate terrorist acts directed against their country.

Cuban solidarity rally in Malaysia
Socialist Party of Malaysia condemns Trump administration’s attacks on Cuba and Venezuela

The PSM condemned the ongoing US blockade of Cuba and threats of military force against Iran, calling unilateral sanctions a form of “collective punishment” prohibited by international law.

Yvan Gil speaking at UNHRC (1)
At the UN, Venezuelan FM denounces “systematic campaign” against the country and demands the release of Maduro and First Lady

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil called for an end to unilateral coercive measures in his address at the UN in Geneva

road blockade Guadalajara, Mexico
Chaos and then tense calm follow death of Jalisco cartel leader

Following his death, there have been attacks by alleged followers of the Jalisco Cartel in more than 16 states.