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Cuba United States

A meeting in Harlem: Malcolm X, Fidel Castro, and the struggle for Palestine

The meeting in Harlem in 1960 between Malcolm X and Fidel Castro was a watershed moment for the people engaged in struggles of liberation in the United States and across the globe.

Manolo De los Santos
September 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
United States Venezuela

The Caribbean on a knife’s edge: Trump’s military buildup threatens Venezuela

The war drums beating in Washington are not just a threat to a distant nation; they are a symptom of a political system that thrives on the distraction of war abroad to cover its internal crises.

Manolo De los Santos
September 10, 2025
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Español

La cortina de humo de Trump sobre Venezuela: desenmascarando la acusación de “narcoestado”

El gobierno de Trump aumentó la recompensa por la cabeza del presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro por presuntos cargos de narcotráfico. ¿Qué hay detrás de esta acusación?

Manolo De los Santos
September 4, 2025
National Guard in Washington DC
United States Venezuela

Trump’s war drive from the streets of Washington DC to Venezuela

The connection between the militarized takeover of Washington DC and military threat to Venezuela is not a coincidence. It is the logical progression of an authoritarian regime that views its own population as a domestic enemy and other nations as obstacles to its global dominance.

Manolo De los Santos
September 2, 2025
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Cuba United States

20 years since Katrina: How the US refused Cuban doctors as New Orleans drowned

As the people of New Orleans suffered from mass devastation and state neglect following Hurricane Katrina, Cuba’s offer of solidarity was rejected

Manolo De los Santos
August 28, 2025
Evo Morales
Bolivia

Beyond defeat in Bolivia: the limits of left electoral strategy in Latin America

The defeat of the left in Bolivia has raised a series of existential questions for the left in the region, and led many to draw hurried conclusions on where the blame lies

Manolo De los Santos and Zoe
August 22, 2025
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United States Venezuela

Trump’s smokescreen on Venezuela: Exposing the “narco-state” accusation

The Trump administration increased the bounty on the head of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for alleged charges of drug trafficking. What is behind this accusation?

Manolo De los Santos
August 21, 2025
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Trump y Rubio aprietan el nudo sobre Cuba

Los efectos del endurecimiento del bloqueo estadounidense, la pandemia de COVID-19 y el regreso de Trump con un vengativo Marco Rubio como secretario de Estado han agravado la crisis en Cuba, haciendo que la solidaridad internacional con la isla sea más importante que nunca.

Manolo De los Santos
June 7, 2025