The U.S. wants to curb international medical brigades. Some countries cave in to these demands, but others resist. Cuban internationalist medical personnel -- image via the Communist party of Cuba By Volker Hermsdorf, junge Welt, Berlin, 27 March 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. U.S. President Donald Trump not only has his military bomb civilians, schools, and hospitals, but he also endangers the health and lives of countless patients in regions that depend on the hel

Shield of the Americas summit, March 7, 2026, in Miami, Florida -- public domain image By Carlos Ron La Cumbre de Miami El 7 de marzo de 2026, en el Trump National Doral Golf Club de Miami, Donald Trump inauguró la “ Cumbre Escudo de las Américas ”, convocando a líderes de derecha de América Latina y la “ marea furiosa ” del Caribe en torno a lo que él denominó una “coalición contra los cárteles”. La receta de Washington se expresó sin rodeos: “La única forma de derrotar a es

Statements from Communist and workers' parties in South Africa, Swaziland, Mexico, Sudan, Ireland and Canada. Image from a women's rally in Los Angeles, USA, 2017 -- public domain image South African Communist Party Statement on International Working Women’s Day Sunday, 8 March 2026:- The South African Communist Party (SACP) joins the millions of women in South Africa and around the world in celebrating the international working women’s day. We recognise that this day is an o

Marti statue in Cienfuegos -- Vgenecr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Daniel Delgado and Ellen Von Zur Muehlrn This article originally appeared in People’s World . Trump’s recent escalation against Cuba, threatening to tariff nations that trade oil with Cuba, is compounding hardships in the island nation and motivating the international solidarity community to help. Since the kidnapping of Venezuela’s sitting President, Nicolás Maduro, on Jan. 3, the MAGA administrat

Via the Popular Socialist Party of Mexico, translated from the Spanish FIRST: Cuba is a prime example of historical resistance and political sovereignty, given the capacity the Cuban people have demonstrated to maintain their self-determination despite more than 60 years of external harassment. This harassment has included all forms of high- and low-intensity warfare invented by American imperialism: economic, financial, and commercial blockades, both direct and through thir

Image via X Various Sources Mexico has announced it is sending two Navy vessels, the Papaloapan and Isla Holbox, from the port of Veracruz carrying more than 814 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba. The cargo includes liquid milk, meat products, beans, rice, canned tuna, sardines, vegetable oil, and personal hygiene items. The ships are expected to arrive in Cuba within several days. The shipment does not, however, include any oil. In a press release the Mexican government sai

The arrest of a drug kingpin in Mexico has reignited debate over how active U.S. military and intelligence forces are in Mexico and where they might be headed. Marco Rubio meets with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City, Mexico, September 3, 2025 -- public domain image By John P. Ruehl FBI Director Kash Patel’s announcement on January 23 regarding the arrest of Canadian drug trafficker Ryan Wedding in Mexico led to immediate diplomatic tension between Washingto

The US embargo, as well as new sanctions ordered by Trump, is partly rooted in leftover Cold War ideology and geopolitical posturing, but largely appears to reflect personal vendetta and financial gain. Cubans rally outside the US embassy in January 2026 -- image via news video screenshot By Julia Norman, Common Dreams The Trump administration’s latest threat to impose secondary tariffs on any nation selling oil to Cuba represents a dramatic and catastrophic tightening of

With Cuba, against the imperialist criminal aggression, statement translated from the Spanish Within the context of competition with its imperialist rivals, as an additional move towards the broadening of imperialist conflict, the United States has developed a new national security doctrine. This doctrine, which is being implemented now, aims at complete control over our continent. To achieve this, they have deployed a military fleet in the Caribbean since October, and on Jan

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

On the 108th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution ( translated from the Spanish ) 108 years ago, on November 7, 1917, the Great October Socialist Revolution triumphed, which opened for humanity the historic transition from the outdated capitalist mode of production to socialism. We pay homage to Lenin and the cadres of the Bolshevik Communist Party. Following the example of the Paris Commune of 1871, the proletariat led by the Bolshevik Party conquered power,

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

Via the Communist Party of Cuba Editorial Team, translated from the Spanish The Dominican Communist Party of Labor (PCT) and the Broad Front (FA) have described the recent postponement of the Tenth Summit of the Americas, which was to be held in the Dominican Republic, as a clear political defeat for both the government of Luis Abinader and the United States. This decision was driven by internal contradictions, diplomatic pressures, and widespread regional rejection of the ex

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

At the XXIX International Seminar on Parties and a New Society, Jorge Hurtado Pérez, the rector of the Communist Party of Cuba's "Ñico...

Image via the PCC By the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish A delegation of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), led by...

On Thursday afternoon, at the Palace of the Revolution, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the...

Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Stock Exchange Building -- MadnessAttack, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Jaime Bravo and Jorge...

Image via Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The right wing mayor of Mexico City’s Cuauhtémoc borough ordered the removal of...

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