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China to strengthen ties and cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean
Photo via Alejandro Esquite By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish In Beijing, the Chinese government introduced the Third China's Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean. This document aims to summarize past experiences and thoroughly outline China's policy towards the region, with the goal of elevating relations and cooperation in various areas between China and LAC to a new level. The text delivered by Beijing's Assistant Foreign Minister Cai Wei em

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A Rebuke to Elliot Abrams’ Venezuela Delusions
When the infamous neocon warns about “criminal regimes,” I don’t think of Venezuela. I think of the mass graves, the scorched villages, the secret prisons, and the tens of thousands of Latin American lives shattered under the policies he championed. Abrams in 2019 -- public domain image By Michelle Ellner, Common Dreams Elliott Abrams has resurfaced with familiar instructions on how to “fix” Venezuela , a country he neither understands nor respects, yet feels entitled to rear

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Chilean Communists denounce Trump's threats of military intervention in Latin America
Trump on August 5 at the White House -- public domain image The Communist Party of Chile has issued a statement regarding Trump's recent...

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At least 196 environmental defenders were murdered in 2023
New Global Witness report documents the violence faced by those resisting extractive industries, with Latin America remaining the...
Michael Laxer
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OCLAE: 58 years of solidarity, struggle and commitment
A look at the Latin American and Caribbean Continental Organization of Students (OCLAE) on the 58th anniversary of its founding. By...
Michael Laxer
Aug 11, 20248 min read


A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender
The Lavender AI system is a new weapon developed by Israel, but the kind of kill lists that it generates have a long pedigree in U.S....
Michael Laxer
Apr 18, 202412 min read


“Letter to the People for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean” Launched at Foz do Iguaçu Conference
Image via People's Dispatch By Global News Service On February 23, the organizations participating in the Conference on the Integration...
Michael Laxer
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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