Cuba, despite the privations, remains a beacon of sovereignty and resistance to imperialism, writes BERNARD REGAN
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Colombia: a mercenary state serving US imperialism
OLIVER DODD says Colombia's regime is not just an abuser of its own people, but a lynchpin of US dominance in Latin America
A Colombian protester against neoliberalism this spring
Honduras may not be as much in the spotlight as Venezuela and Cuba right now, but Trump's circling vultures are making their move. JOHN PERRY reports
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
With the illegitimate partition of Palestine, and inflicting ongoing terror on Palestinians, Israel and the US continue to smash down the basic principles of democracy
Despite opposition from Greenland’s people and Denmark, Washington intends to control the Arctic territory one way or another. Strategic dominance, mineral wealth and military power are the driving forces at play, writes ROGER McKENZIE
NICK WRIGHT returns to Berlin and finds a city in darkness and political turmoil
AS THE gateway to both Central and South America and providing strategic access to the Panama Canal, US imperialism has long prioritised Colombia as a client state and bulwark to counter working-class and peasant forces in the Americas.
Through the installation of at least seven military bases that we know about, US imperialism exploits Colombian territory as a strategic beachhead to combat anti-imperialists, especially threatening revolutionary movements in Colombia and Venezuela.
This can be seen most clearly in the attempted 2019 assassination of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The mercenaries involved positioned their training camps close to US and Colombian military bases and launched their operation from Colombian airstrips, rivers and shores.
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International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
To defend Puerto Rico’s right to peace is to defend Venezuela’s right to exist, argues MICHELLE ELLNER
