A US-backed reactionary wave of the 1960s-1980s brought the rule of the generals. The current one might be called the reign of the clowns. Sign at a rally in Ottawa, Canada after the abduction of Maduro in January, 2026 -- image via X By Roger D. Harris, Common Dreams A reactionary wave is sweeping Latin America. Since the elections of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in July 2024 and Uruguay’s Yamandú Orsi in November 2024, all seven of the subsequent direct presidential contests

Canadians Are In Deep Denial Of The American Annexation Operation. Trump shows Carney a model of the proposed “Independence Arch” in the White House, October, 2025 -- public domain image By Gabriel Haythornthwaite, The DNA Report This is only the beginning of the Trump Troubles in Canada. The Orange Menace has gone trade-war apeshit only weeks before Albertan Governor Danielle Smith holds a far-Right pre-annexation referendum on October 19th. Canadians are currently enduring

Caracas under bombardment, January 3, 2026 -- image via X By Donald Ramotar Latin America and the Caribbean countries are being re-colonised. This time it is not by Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, France and Portugal, but by the United States. At a period of time the United States had an anti-colonial position and had advocated for the ending of colonialism. That was one of the features of the Monroe Doctrine that has become somewhat obscured since the US became so bellicose

"I want you to know that we stand firm, with our hearts full of your love, that love that reaches us transformed into prayer, into constant action, into solidarity and true support. Infinite thanks for every word, for every gesture, for every blessing." -- Maduro from prison, June 25, 2026, public domain image By Stephanie Weatherbee Brito and Vijay Prashad Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is innocent. This is a statement of law and fact, since Maduro has not been convicte

We face an unprecedented fascist and imperialist threat from the Trump administration; mealy-mouthed centrist imperialism just won’t do the trick. Tim Kaine at a press conference in February, 2026 -- public domain image By Joseph Bouchard, Common Dreams On Friday, the Trump administration announced a “deal” handing the United States 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude oil, roughly a fifth of the country’s total reserves (the largest on Earth), on leases running up to 100 y

A Free Maduro / Free Cilia billboard in Barcelona, Venezuela -- Guaiquerí, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Via Rizospastis, the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), September 2, 2026 In light of the complete surrender of Venezuela’s natural resources to the USA through the agreement signed by the social democratic government of Interim President Delcy Rodríguez —who served as vice president under Nicolás Maduro, who is being held in the US followi

The South African Communist Party on US imperialism, Cuba, African solidarity, Venezuela, Swaziland, Bishop Trevor Mwamba, Russia, the Ukraine War, Palestine, Yemen, Lebanon and other issues. An excerpt on the international situation from the South African Communist Party's Central Committee statement following its 13th Plenary of the 15th Congress held 28 to 30 August 2026. For the full statement on the party's activities and South African domestic politics see: South Africa

Cuban President speaking at the IMCWP Presentation to the International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties August 10, 2026, Havana, Cuba Anita Waters, Organizational Secretary, Communist Party USA Dear Comrades. I bring you heartfelt greetings of solidarity from your sister party, CPUSA. It is a deep honor for me to represent us here in socialist Cuba, in this year, the centenary of Fidel Castro, hero of working people everywhere. Thank you to the Communist Party of

In Bolivar Square, Caracas -- J.A. Vergara, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Guillermo R. Barreto We are living in complex times in which U.S. imperialism is manifesting itself in an extremely aggressive manner, with greater violence and disregard for international law and the sovereignty of peoples, but with a desperation that translates into increasingly irrational decisions that openly threaten not only world peace but the future of all humanity. What we are witnessi

Public domain image By Carlos Ron On 14 July, at a summit in Orlando, the head of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, Terrance Cole, declared that Mexico’s cartels and Mexico’s government are ‘one and the same.’ He offered no evidence. President Claudia Sheinbaum demanded some; none came. Mexico’s Security Cabinet answered with figures—tens of thousands of arrests, hundreds of tons of narcotics seized—while Cole’s office remained silent. The accusation was never meant to

Editorial from the newspaper O Poder Popular (The People's Power) No. 107 (July 2026) We are living through moments of extreme concern in Latin America. The desperate tragedy resulting from the recent earthquake in Venezuela claimed the lives of more than 4,500 people and injured around 17,000, with the UN estimating that up to 50,000 individuals may be missing. The difficulties in confronting this grave problem are treated by the bourgeois mainstream media as being the exclu

Communist Party of Swaziland Statement of solidarity with the people of Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes Friday, 3 July 2026: The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) extends its deepest revolutionary condolences to the families of all those who have lost their lives following the devastating earthquakes that have struck the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. As the CPS, we also wish a full and speedy recovery to the thousands who have been injured and express our

Workers Party of Ireland Solidarity with the People and the Communist Party of Venezuela Following the back-to-back earthquakes and the resultant destruction and loss of life in Venezuela, the Workers Party of Ireland expresses its deepest sympathy and solidarity to those who have lost family and friends and sustained damage to their homes and communities. The Workers Party of Ireland also sends its internationalist solidarity to our comrades in the Communist Party of Venezue

In Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua, both parties agree with the assumption that Washington has the right to shape the political future of other nations. Daniel Ortega, Nicolas Maduro, and Miguel Diaz-Canel By Roger D. Harris & John Perry, Common Dreams Donald Trump’s second term has precipitated a tsunami of criticism from Democrats over his foreign policy. Yet when it comes to Washington’s efforts to dominate Latin America and the Caribbean, the substantive dispute—if there i

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

Comrades Raul Castro and Nicolas Maduro during a memorial tribute for Fidel Castro, 2016 -- Daily LIFT #1973 Solidarity with Raul Castro and the Cuban Revolution! Freedom for Nicolas Maduro! Down with US Imperialism! ¡Hasta la victoria siempre!

Cubans march in solidarity with Raul Castro and the Cuban Revolution, May 22, 2026 -- image via X We stand in solidarity with Raul Castro: Communist Party of Australia The US indictment of Raúl Castro on May 20 is yet another desperate attempt to attack the heart of the Cuban Revolution. Based on false pretences, like those made against Nicolás Maduro before the terror attack on Venezuela, without evidence or legal precedent. US sponsored terrorism on Cuba is well-documented.

Communists of Catalonia Raul Castro on May Day 2024 Communists of Catalonia in defence of the Cuban Revolution and Raúl Castro Yesterday, American imperialism levelled a whole series of far-fetched accusations against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, accusing him of events that took place in 1996, at a time when the country was defending itself against the actions of terrorist groups linked to the US government and to the Miami mafia. In a shameful intervention, Secretary

Raul Castro reviewing the memorial for the 32 Cuban soldiers killed during the US kidnapping of Maduro, January 2026 By Pedro Marin The Donald Trump administration has just indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro for the downing of two planes in 1996. Given the similarities between the measures taken against Cuba in recent months and the modus operandi of the United States in its attack on Venezuela, the indictment of the Cuban leader could represent another step toward m