José Luis Granados Ceja A blackout in the 10 de Santo Suarez neighborhood of Havana in September. Power outages have gone from 4-6 hours a day in Havana several months ago to upwards of 12 hours a day in recent weeks. Photo: Belly of the Beast. Trump’s escalation of the oil blockade on Cuba intensifies…
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There Will Be No Presidential Elections in Venezuela Until 2031
Carlos Gutiérrez Maduro has not resigned, has not been removed from office by final judgment, has not been revoked by the people, nor has he voluntarily left office. The political and legal situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela since January 3, 2026, poses one of the most complex constitutional challenges in its recent history….
Venezuela’s Political Prisoners: Amnesty, the Constitution, and the Historic Duty to Abandon Violence
Carlos Gutiérrez The recent release of political prisoners by the Bolivarian government, which took place even before the second and final debate on the Amnesty Bill, cannot be analyzed lightly or from a position of political opportunism. From a leftist perspective, and from the standpoint of criminal and constitutional law, these decisions must be understood…
Iran’s Islamic Revolution at 47: Defiance Against Empire and Zionist Complicity
David Miller On 11 February 2026, Iran commemorates the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution – a historic popular uprising that shattered Western-backed tyranny and established a sovereign Islamic Republic fiercely opposed to imperialism and the Zionist settler colony. The 1979 Islamic Revolution erupted as a direct rejection of decades of foreign domination and…
Venezuela’s Acting President Calls for Breaking Oil Dependency With Communal Economy
Olys Guárate During a community outreach activity in the Almirante Lino de Clemente commune, Miranda state, Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez emphasized the strategic need to break with the oil rentier economic model and highlighted the importance of strengthening of the Venezuelan participatory and protagonistic socialist model in this regard. During the activity, held on…
Israeli Settlers, Military Accelerate Violent Expulsion of Palestinians Off Their Land in the West Bank
Zena Tahhan RAS EIN EL-AUJA, WEST BANK – JANUARY 12: A Palestinian Bedouin man prays at the remaining of a dismantled house, after a community is forced to evacuate their homes due to settlers harassment from a nearby outpost on January 12, 2026 in Ras Ein el-Auja, in the Jordan Vally West Bank. (Photo by…
Organ Theft, Neo-Cannibalism and Israel’s Trade in Palestinian Death
Sally Nasser “Our sons are used as involuntary organ donors,” said the families of young Palestinian men to Swedish journalist Donald Boström when they saw their dead bodies stitched “from the abdomen to the chin.” Israeli soldiers had returned their bodies days after they disappeared from Gaza and the West Bank during a 1992 organ donation…
Jemima Pierre: Haiti and US-Controlled Chaos
Millennials Are Killing Capitalism Live! In this conversation we’re honored to welcome Jemima Pierre back to the show to talk about US-led Imperialism’s latest schemes for the people of Haiti. We’ll talk about the tactics western imperialism has used to undermine the sovereignty of the Haitian people, current threats of war against Haiti, and the…
John Helmer: “Trump Cannot Risk War With Iran”
Tehran Times Veteran journalist warns that a prolonged conflict would trigger inflation, casualties, and a political crisis in Washington TEHRAN — As tensions persist between Iran and the United States amid intensified military signaling and renewed talk of negotiations, critical questions remain about Washington’s real strategy and the risk of a broader regional conflict. In…
Is the USA Controlling Venezuela?
Craig Murray This is my first video from Venezuela. It tries to cut through a mass of fake news and propaganda in western media.
Architects of the Oslo Accords Among the Many Friends of Epstein
Ingrid Chahine Mona Juul and Terje Larsen receiving the Tipperary International Peace Award from Chairman Joe Quinn Norway, the benevolent broker of “peace”, whose diplomats engineered the Oslo Accords, are finding it harder to maintain their polished international reputation. Like many Western elites, key Norwegian figures now stand exposed in the released Jeffrey Epstein documents….
For the Cuban People, Surrender is Not an Option
Manolo De Los Santos Thousands marched on January 26, 2026 in Havana, Cuba, to honor José Martí’s legacy. Photo: Progressive International Claims by officials in Washington that “Cuba’s collapse is imminent” usually coincide with a tightening of the blockade. Yet, once again, Cubans have reaffirmed their commitment to the revolution and their creative resistance in…
Hindutva as a Global Far-Right Project
Shayan Shaukat The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. President Donald J. Trump joins India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on stage Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at a rally in honor of Prime Minister Modi at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Fascism, neoliberalism and transnational networks in twenty-first century India Hindutva is…
The Future of the West Bank: Settler Takeover and Annexation
Fathi Nimer Introduction “We’re all going to end up in Jordan,” remarked a young man from Al-Jiftlik, a Palestinian village in the Jordan Valley. His comment reflects growing despair in the West Bank countryside, where Israeli settler-colonial expansion has intensified to unprecedented levels. This is particularly true in the Jordan Valley, the agricultural heartland along the West…
Collapsing Empire: US Bows to African Revolutionaries
Kit Klarenberg Official launch of the joint military force of the Alliance of the Sahel States in Bamako, Mali. Photo: Presidence Mali / Facebook BBC reports a US policy shift toward Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, as Washington adapts to the rise of the anti-imperialist Alliance of Sahel States. On February 2nd, the BBC published an extraordinary report…
Countering Gender Panic: How Guatemalans Challenged the Erosion of Democracy
Natalia Marsicovetere Photo by Shalom de León on Unsplash. Protesters in Guatemala call for justice and political accountability amid popular mobilisation in defence of democratic rights. In 2023, far-right politicians tried to use tried and tested anti-gender narratives to win and consolidate power, but this time they failed and a center-left party came to power….
A New Red Sea Axis: Israel, India, UAE, Ethiopia Converge in Somaliland
Cradle Correspondent Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has realigned the Horn of Africa, linking India, Israel, the UAE, and Ethiopia to secure Red Sea routes and counter rivals. On 26 December 2025, Israel formally recognized what it termed the Republic of Somaliland, marking a significant shift in its policy toward the Horn of Africa. The move altered the…
Haiti: As Feb. 7 Approaches, the U.S. Deploys Hard Power to Install a New Puppet Regime and Soft Power to Prepare Elections
Travis Ross Haiti’s nine-member Transitional Presidential Commission (CPT) was sworn in on Apr. 25, 2024 with a mandate to hold elections for a new government that would take over on Feb. 7, 2026. They have failed in their mission and will be dissolved this weekend. This coming weekend – on Sat., Feb. 7, 2026 –…
On the Assassination of Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi: Another Tale of Imperialist Treason
Essam Elkorghli The son of President Muammar Qaddaffi, Saif Qaddafi, has been assassinated by local forces, some of whom contributed to the destruction of a flourishing Libya. A background to the murder and Libya’s struggles for reconstruction. In 2011, as NATO was bombing Libya, the son of Muammar Qaddafi, Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi (hereafter, Saif), told…
The Fallacy of the New Yalta
Fernando Esteche and Tadeo Casteglione Multipolarity, imperial contradictions, and the analytical urgency to bury the emerging The allure of simplicity In the heat of the reconfiguration of the world order, a narrative seduces analysts, academics and commentators; the idea of a “new Yalta”, a supposed reissue of the 1945 agreement by which the great powers…
Venezuela: The Fable of “Political Prisoners” and Complicit Silence in the Face of Kidnapping
Carlos Gutierrez Venezuelan government supporters have taken to the streets to protest against the US attack and presidential kidnapping. (Presidential Press) There are facts that, due to their historical gravity, force us to redefine the meaning of words that seemed already consolidated: human rights, sovereignty, due process, democracy. On January 3, 2026, Venezuela was the…
Brazil: “If You Want Peace….Prepare for War.”
José Mauricio Bustani and Paulo Nogueira Batista We live in a time of enormous risk worldwide. Not since the Second World War has there been such a dangerous geopolitical and military situation. The underlying cause of the instability, threats, and aggression is well known. However, it would be a mistake to blame Donald Trump entirely…
Is Cuba a Safe Haven for Hamas and Hezbollah?
Belly of the Beast Donald Trump made several allegations against Cuba as he enacted an executive order blocking oil shipments to the island on Thursday, but one took Cubans completely by surprise. His claim that Cuba acts as a safe haven for Hamas and Hezbollah has been dismissed as complete nonsense by Cubans, just one…
The US is Using “Blackmail and Coercion” to Intensify the Blockade, says Cuba
Pablo Meriguet Tens of thousands of Cubans honor 32 killed in US attack on Venezuela. Photo: Miguel Díaz-Canel/X The White House’s decisions aim to energetically destroy an island already burdened by a US economic blockade. Several politicians and experts have warned that Trump’s decision could lead to a humanitarian crisis. On January 29, the White House…
How Venezuela Poses an “Unusual and Extraordinary Threat” to the US Agenda
Celina della Croce U.S. President Donald Trump has not shied away from admitting his thirst for Venezuelan oil. On 16 December 2025, in the leadup to the 3 January bombing of Caracas and kidnapping of the country’s president and first lady, Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, he claimed ownership over Venezuela resources, stating that “America will not……
Haiti: An American Destroyer at the Gates of Port-au-Prince
Reynoldson Mompoint The American destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG-106) This Tuesday, the waters surrounding Port-au-Prince welcomed a visitor who never comes by chance: the American destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG-106), flanked by two patrol boats from the United States Coast Guard. A heavy, metallic, strategically silent presence. And above all, terribly eloquent. Because this naval deployment comes…
Trump, ICE, and the Epstein Files
Peter Mertens Desk drawer with printed pictures including Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and Trump standing with women in swimwear. Photo: DOJ Belgian political leader Peter Mertens writes on how in the US, security forces move into working-class neighborhoods – not into the villas and golf clubs of Epstein or Trump. Words…
With Nicolás Maduro on the Eve of His Kidnapping
Ignacio Ramonet President Maduro in an interview with Ramonet. Photo: Venezuelan Presidential Press It was a month ago. On the night of January 2-3, 2026. It was a few minutes before two in the morning on that sinister Saturday… We were shocked by the brutality of the attack in the full light of the full moon….
Former Leader of Colombia’s FARC Discusses Revolution and Reconciliation
Reason2Resist with Dimitri Lascaris In this exclusive interview, Rami Yahia speaks with the former leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army, or “FARC”. The former guerilla’s name is Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri. He has long been known as “Timochenko.” One decade after Colombia’s historic 2016 Peace Accord, which formally ended more than…
The “Deep State” Behind the Decrees Against Cuba and Venezuela
Geraldina Colotti Donald Trump’s recent decree against Cuba, which defines the island as an “unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy,” is not extemporaneous insanity or a simple electoral calculation. It is the reaffirmation of an imperial genetic code that knows no party alternation. Using the same legal formula adopted by…