Image via the Communist Party of Cuba on X South African Communist Party Statement on indictment of Raul Castro by US department of justice The South African Communist Party (SACP) has noted with grave concern the US government’s decision through its department of justice to indict Comrade Raul Castro on flimsy and baseless charges related to a plane incident that occurred 30 years ago. Besides the fact that the US government has no legal jurisdiction by any measure to instit

Juan Orlando Hernández and Trump in 2019 By John Perry and Roger D. Harris, Common Dreams Governance in Honduras shifted sharply to the extreme right within months of National Party’s Nasry Asfura taking office on January 27, succeeding the Libre party’s progressive Xiomara Castro. In November 30 elections, the National Party was trailing a poor third before US President Donald Trump threatened to end all aid to Honduras unless Asfura won. Even then, Asfura had only a wafer-t

The meeting of the Working Group of the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) is taking place at a time when the world bears painful witness to US imperialism and Israeli savage military aggression against Iran and Lebanon, and the continuing genocidal policies of Israeli government in Palestine. The latest phase of military aggression, that started on 28 February, has once more pushed the Middle East region into a dangerous spiral of widening m

Photos via Photo: Estudios Revolución By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish The Nuestra América Convoy "is an eloquent example of what the peoples of the world are capable of doing when defending a just cause. It is the result of a great effort made by dozens and dozens of organizations that have responded to the call of the Progressive International to break the siege and carry a message of hope and profound humanism." Fernando González Llort, the president of the

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

Leaders on the Shield of the Americas summit -- Daniel Torok, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Carlos Ron The Summit in Miami On 7 March 2026, at the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, Donald Trump inaugurated the “ Shield of the Americas” summit , convening right-wing leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean’s “ Angry Tide ” around what he called a ‘counter-cartel coalition’. Washington’s recipe was stated plainly: “The only way to defeat these enemies is by

What is the historical interest of the US in destroying Cuba’s revolutionary process in the wake of the geopolitical changes that the Trump administration is trying to force? By Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch The administration of US President Donald Trump has launched a series of military and political offensives in the last several months in different corners of the globe. The goals of Washington’s various military and diplomatic actions have been the subject of heated d

Tomahawk Land Attack Missile being fired at Iran by the US Navy -- public domain image Let us stand together against aggression and war!: Appeal of the Council of Left Patriotic Forces of Russia Alarming symptoms of world instability are mounting. The year began with the US invasion of Venezuela, the kidnaping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. This perfidious act of international brigandage has met with worldwide condemnation, with even Washington’s allie

Joint Statement «Stop the escalation of aggression against Cuba!» We firmly condemn US imperialism’s new escalation of aggression against the sovereignty and independence of Cuba and against the rights of the Cuban people. The US President’s Executive Order calling Cuba an «unusual and extraordinary threat» against its security is merely creating, based on a pack of falsehoods, a cynical pretext by US imperialism to try and prevent the supply of fuel to Cuba and to step up th

Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish On Saturday, January 31, 2026, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) both issued statements strongly condemning the new aggressive escalation of the United States government against Cuba by imposing a total blockade of fuel supplies. Energy offensive and "economic war": Both political organizations denounced the Trump's administration tig

On January 29, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US national security and tightened the blockade against the island nation Cuba's leaders head a traditional Torchlight March of tens-of-thousands in Havana in homage to National Hero José Martí, on the 173rd anniversary of his birth, January 27, 2026 -- image via X By Manolo De Los Santos, People's Dispatch In the stillness of a Havana night, the only sounds are the hum of a genera

Trump, January 20, 2026 -- public domain image By Richard E. Rubenstein – TRANSCEND Media Service When Donald Trump was first elected U.S. president almost ten years ago, part of his appeal to many voters were his promises to reduce the level of US involvement in international conflicts and to avoid the costly “endless wars” fought by his predecessors. But his recent attack on Venezuela on the heels of U.S.-financed genocide in Gaza, as well as US air strikes in Somalia, Yeme

Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Resisting Imperialism with Popular Organization Attack on Venezuela is a Threat to Latin America and Brazil Political Statement by the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) The Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) expresses its unwavering solidarity with the Venezuelan people in the face of the criminal imperialist attack carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and demands the freedom of Presiden

More than 420 researchers and scholars globally have signed a statement denouncing the U.S. attacks on January 3 and calling for reparations for Venezuela. We, the undersigned scholars, students, and academic workers, unequivocally condemn the Trump administration’s January 3 strikes against Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. The attacks are a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter by a US president claiming, “I don’t n

Big Oil is a winner in the U.S. attack on Venezuela, even if they don’t extract a drop of oil from there. Donald Trump attends a roundtable with energy officials and executives from the oil industry in the East Room of the White House, Friday, January 9, 2026 -- public domain image By Basav Sen Is the illegal U.S. invasion of Venezuela, and kidnapping of its president, a “war for oil”? To some extent, this is a reductionist debate. There are often multiple motivations for war

Following the deployment of U.S. forces in the Caribbean with the pretext of war against drug trafficking and after the first land strike on a dock area inside the country, the USA uncontrollably escalates its aggression by conducting of a large-scale strike against Karakas, capturing of the President Nikolas Maduro and Cilia Flores. The US is intensifying its aggression against the sovereign people of Venezuela, threatening at the same time the whole region, reviving the Mon

Venezuelans march in Caracas demanding the release of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, January 9 -- image via X By Manuel Bertoldi 10 Points for debate and political orientation of the popular forces of Our America One. The recent military aggression by the United States and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro constitute the most serious and explicit attack that US imperialism has carried out in the entire history of the Venezuelan nation. At the same time, they repres

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

Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) of Cyprus statement and speech by General Secretary Stefanos Stefanou. Screenshot image from the January 5 protest in Nicosia Address by the General Secretary of AKEL Stefanos Stefanou at the protest event against the US intervention in Venezuela Monday, 5 January 2026, Outside US Embassy, Nicosia What brings us all here to this protest against the shameless and blatant US intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of the country’s

Delcy Rodriquez sworn in as acting Venezuelan president with Maduro's son as part of the ceremony -- image via video screenshot on X By Vijay Prashad and Carlos Ron On the early morning of January 3, the United States government launched a massive attack on Caracas, Venezuela, and three of the country’s states. Roughly 150 aircraft swarmed the skies, bombing with exceptional ferocity. Amongst these aircraft were EA-18 Growlers equipped with the most advanced electronic warfar