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Vertières, with the V for Victory
Haitian monument honouring the battle By Guillermo Barreto This year marks the 222nd anniversary of the Battle of Vertières. It took place on November 18 south of Le Cap, in what was then known as Saint Domingue. In that battle, which lasted five hours, Napoleon Bonaparte’s elite troops were defeated by battalions of former slaves led by Jean Jacques Dessalines, who consolidated the independence of what would henceforth be called Ayti or Haiti. Haiti is always mentioned in th

The Left Chapter
Nov 18, 20255 min read


A brief overview of US military interventions in the Americas
Amid US threats of an attack on Venezuela, we look back at some of the most infamous chapters in the history of US military invasions in Latin America and the Caribbean. US Marines outside a destroyed Panamanian Defense Force building during the US invasion of Panama, 1989 By Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch The administration of US President Donald Trump began carrying out extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean Sea under the auspices of waging a war on drug trafficking ove

The Left Chapter
Nov 16, 20256 min read


Haitians Demand True Security and Justice in the Wake of Gang Massacre
Haitians walk through wreckage in the aftermath of the massacre -- image via X By Global News Service On October 5, the Haitian...
Michael Laxer
Oct 12, 20241 min read


The Ugly Anti-Black Racism at the Heart of Trump's Attacks on Haitian Immigrants
One of the key lessons of the events in Springfield is that this type of hatred doesn’t just hurt the intended target, but whole...
Michael Laxer
Sep 29, 20243 min read


Final Declaration of the XXVII Meeting of the São Paulo Forum
Photo of the final plenary session of the XXVII FSP Meeting, June 27 -- photo via the FSP The XXVII Meeting of the leftist and...
Michael Laxer
Jul 2, 20249 min read


"Long live friendship, peace, solidarity and unity among our peoples and all the workers of the world!" - speech by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
All photos by Revolution Studios Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the...
Michael Laxer
May 9, 202420 min read


"In the hour of the furnaces" -- Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at ALBA-TCP
Speech by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the...
Michael Laxer
Apr 28, 20248 min read


Puerto Ricans Take to the Streets Against Kamala Harris’s Visit
Protesters in Puerto Rico take down flags of the U.S. and colonial Puerto Rico and replaced them with Haitian, Palestinian, and Puerto...
Michael Laxer
Mar 26, 20242 min read


Communists in Kenya Stand in Solidarity With Haiti
Kenyan anti-riot police patrol a slum during anti-government protests in 2023 -- image via People's Dispatch By Global News Service “We...
Michael Laxer
Feb 7, 20241 min read


Kenyan High Court Blocks Parliamentary Authorization of Police Mission to Haiti
UN forces stationed in Haiti. Photo Gov.uk By Global News Service A High Court in Nairobi has extended its orders blocking the deployment...
Michael Laxer
Nov 22, 20231 min read


43 Million Children Forced From Homes Over Six Years Due to Climate Disasters
Children in countries such as South Sudan and Somalia were displaced by flooding, while young people in wealthy countries including the...
Michael Laxer
Oct 6, 20234 min read


Antiwar Voices Condemn UN Authorization of US-Backed, Kenyan-Led Invasion of Haiti
"EVERY foreign military invasion and occupation of Haiti has brought nothing but pain and misery to our people," said one...
Michael Laxer
Oct 3, 20234 min read


Red Review #113 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Honduras, Greece, Cuba, Haiti. Libya, Zimbabwe, France, the USA and elsewhere. Hondurans rally in support of Leftist...
Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 202310 min read


Haitians Reject Kenya’s Plan for Armed Intervention
Global News Service A Kenyan assessment mission arrived in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on August 20 to evaluate the security situation...
Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20232 min read


Haiti Betrayed: The Freedom from War Coalition presents a free screening of the documentary feature
The Freedom from War Coalition presents a free screening of the documentary feature Haiti Betrayed at the United Church 246 Ingram in...
Michael Laxer
Apr 23, 20232 min read


Toussaint Louverture, Haitian Revolutionary Leader and Hero Born May 20, 1743
Toussaint Louverture, Haitian Revolutionary Leader and Hero, Born May 20, 1743 "Toussaint Louverture was the finest product of that...
Michael Laxer
May 20, 20221 min read


Red Review #45 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from Haiti, Cuba, Bolivia, the USA, Canada, Australia, France, the DPRK and elsewhere. There is also a special section related...
Michael Laxer
Feb 20, 202215 min read


Across the turnpikes of tongues...
A poem in honour of Lenin's birth by Haitian poet Jean-Fernand Brierre Written by Haitian poet Jean-Fernand Brierre this poem was first...
Michael Laxer
Apr 22, 20213 min read
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