Sovereignty
López Obrador and the Fourth Transformation

In part three of our series on Mexican President AMLO, we will review some of the achievements and challenges he faced throughout his presidential administration.

Xiomara Castro calls on the Honduran people to stop the right-wing coup

Leftist Honduran President mobilizes popular forces to oppose a plan to carry out an alleged coup d’état against her

Alex Anfruns: We are witnessing the collapse of neocolonial architecture in France

An interview with journalist Alex Anfruns Millán on the “Pan-African revolution” in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger

Claudia Sheinbaum kicks off presidential campaign in Mexico City

The Zócalo was overflowing with people for the campaign launch of Claudia Sheinbaum who is running to be the next president of Mexico

ECOWAS to hold talks with Niger as Sahel states move to expand ties

The West African regional bloc has decided to negotiate with Niamey for a “short transition roadmap” that can potentially lift sweeping economic sanctions. Meanwhile, Niger, along with Mali and Burkina Faso, is strengthening regional integration

Venezuela: Maduro warns of ExxonMobil interference ahead of “historic” Essequibo vote

The Venezuelan president rejected 150 years of “abuses by the British empire, now by ExxonMobil and the US Southern Command” concerning the territorial dispute.

One week before the elections in Argentina, Sergio Massa and far-right Javier Milei are neck and neck

In the final presidential debate before the vote, Massa manages to expose Milei’s most controversial ideas

Foreign intervention Haiti Haiti and Kenya establish diplomatic ties as UNSC mulls deployment of controversial “security support mission”  

Kenya has stated that it will lead a potential security intervention in Haiti backed by the US and the UN. The move has been condemned by progressive forces as yet another attack on the sovereignty of Haiti in service of imperialist interests while plunging the country further into insecurity 

Unity is an imperative: reclaiming African Liberation Day, 60 years on

African Liberation Day marks the founding of the Organization of African Unity in 1963. While the idea of ‘liberation’ has since been removed in letter, and even in spirit, from official commemorations of the day, radical forces have held onto it in their fight against capitalism 

‘In Mexico a revolution of consciousness is taking place’ says Mexican president

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador responds to a question raised by Peoples Dispatch co-editor Zoe Alexandra

Continuing Chávez’s legacy means dismantling Monroe Doctrine politics

For every Monroe Doctrine intervention, there will be an April 13th rebellion for sovereignty and dignity.

Leaked Pentagon documents reveal US violations of Korean sovereignty

The US has been spying on its most loyal allies, including South Korea, which has claimed that the Pentagon documents are forged without providing evidence