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The Kidnapping of Venezuela’s Sovereignty
By Atul Chandra and Tings Chak On January 3, 2026, the United States did not merely bomb a sovereign country and capture its president. It displayed, in the most unambiguous terms, a total defiance of the post-War international order that it helped create. When US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and National Assembly deputy Cilia Flores from Caracas and transported them to a Brooklyn jail, they did not simply violate Venezuelan sover

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Trump’s Murderous Policy Against Venezuela Is Part of a Bloody History
On the long tail of US intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean. Trump on October 28, 2025 -- public domain image By Chuck Idelson, Common Dreams If the Trump administration’s assaults on Venezuela and threats to Colombia and Mexico have a familiar stench, they should. For more than two centuries the United States government has acted as if it owned the Western Hemisphere, with the right of conquest, intervention, and interference part of the natural order. As of t

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Nov 6, 20256 min read


Mexican Partido del Trabajo reaffirms its support for Cuba
Images via the PCC By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish To strengthen the commitment to advancing actions that enhance complementarity on issues of mutual interest between the Communist Party of Cuba and the Labor Party of Mexico (also known as the Workers' Party of Mexico) (PT), an exchange and cooperation agreement was signed this Saturday between both political organizations. The document, signed by Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and

The Left Chapter
Oct 26, 20252 min read


Outrage as Mexico City borough removes Fidel and Che monument
There is growing outrage in both Mexico and Cuba after the right wing mayor of Mexico City’s Cuauhtémoc borough removed a Fidel Castro...

The Left Chapter
Jul 19, 20252 min read


Mexico holds its first-ever election of judges
2,681 judges were elected in an election where nearly 13 million people voted. Despite criticism, the president declared that the...

The Left Chapter
Jun 3, 20253 min read


Díaz-Canel arrives in Honduras to participate in the IX CELAC Summit
By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist...

The Left Chapter
Apr 9, 20254 min read


Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum officially recognizes Palestine as a state
Mexico's leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum made an historic move by officially recognizing Palestine as a state during a formal event...
Michael Laxer
Mar 20, 20251 min read


ALBA-TCP expresses solidarity with migrants, Cuba and Mexico
Image via ALBA-TCP The Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty...
Michael Laxer
Feb 4, 20253 min read


President Trump’s first 24 hours
On day one of this presidency, Trump signed a flurry of executive orders. What are they, do they have staying power, and what do they...
Michael Laxer
Jan 27, 20255 min read


Mexico's Leftist President Rips Trump Tariff Threat
"If even a small percentage of what the United States allocates to war were instead dedicated to building peace and fostering...
Michael Laxer
Nov 27, 20243 min read
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