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ALBA Movimientos
Shield of the Americas summit (2) The shield of Monroism: The Angry Tide and the neo-colonial order in Latin America

The movements, parties, and progressive governments of Latin America and the Caribbean need a renewed regional agenda of sovereignty and concrete cooperation.

Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. US bombs Venezuela

The Trump administration had threatened that it would carry out land strikes against Venezuela for months, and even declared that the government of Venezuela is a “terrorist organization”, interpreted as a pre-text for bypassing the US Congress in order to take unilateral military action.

“We will blow you out of existence”: Trump’s Caribbean spectacle

What is being carried out against Venezuela, is not an operation against drug trafficking but rather, a regime change operation.

ALBA meeting ALBA Movimientos debates the political and strategic horizon for Latin America and the Caribbean

More than 60 delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Caracas to debate the direction of popular struggles in the face of the global capitalist crisis and the offensive of the right wing in the region.

Colombians are on strike against the ruling class boycott of the labor reform referendum

The popular consultation would ask Colombians about a labor reform bill that Petro’s government has been trying to promote for months, which has been boycotted on several occasions. The Senate itself blocked the popular consultation.

Colombian movements condemn assassination attempt against peasant leader

Movements have called on the national government to advance on dismantling paramilitary structures in the country in the wake of the assassination attempt

Historic agreement between Africa and Latin America: ALBA-TCP and SADC confirm international cooperation

The Memorandum of Understanding includes a series of agreements, marking a milestone in relations between countries of the global south.

Venezuela welcomes first migrants deported under Trump as part of “Return to the Homeland” plan

So far, 900,000 people have been returned to Venezuela through the “Return to the Homeland” initiative.

Trump threatens that Panama Canal could be “returned” to the US

In a speech given at “AmericaFest” in Arizona, the president-elect stated that the fees charged by Panama were unfair and if they don’t change the US would demand the canal back.

The Argentinazo: 23 years since the massive anti-neoliberal protests in Argentina

On December 19 and 20, 2001, thousands of Argentines took to the streets to demand a change of course from the IMF-sponsored neoliberal policies that had reigned in the country during the 1990s.

Power is gradually restored in Cuba, Hurricane Oscar downgraded to tropical storm

After several false starts over the weekend, the efforts to recover Cuba’s electrical system began to make headway on October 21. Meanwhile, authorities have declared that Oscar has become a tropical storm.