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US Embassy protest
Latin America / 4 September 2026
4 September 2026
SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME: Gate to Camp Delta, the infamous detention centre at the US military base Guantanamo Bay at the southern-most tip of Cuba / pic: Kathleen T Rhem/CC
Southern Hemisphere / 4 September 2026
4 September 2026

FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ introduces the background to a conference on defending Latin America’s sovereignty

An inactive oil pumpjack stands in Cabimas, Venezuela, September 2, 2026
Latin America / 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
Men transport an empty coffin on a motorcycle in the Kenscoff neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, August 25, 2026
Latin America / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Argentina-wide march against violence against women: ‘When one woman takes a step forward, we all move forward’ / Pic: TitiNicola/CC
Books / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Rescue care from the realm of sentimentality: what happens when we replace the vertical relationship between benefactor and victim with interdependence, collective organisation and struggle?

Lula speaks at election rally
Latin America / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Sovereignty and the rule of law are under threat from Trump’s attacks on Lula’s administration just as they have been across Latin America, argue CARLOS MARTINEZ and SARA VIVACQUA

 An Indigenous man performs a ritual during a protest calling for the protection of Indigenous land rights and demarcations outside the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, August 11, 2026
Latin America / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

Powerful agribusiness interests are trying to overturn efforts by the Lula government to protect the environment and indigenous peoples of the Amazon region, writes GABRIELA SA PESSOA

Cuban leader Raul Castro speaks during a gala commemorating the 100th anniversary of his brother Fidel Castro’s birth at the Karl Marx theater in Havana, Cuba, August 13, 2026
Latin America / 14 August 2026
14 August 2026
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella arrives for a statement about earthquake relief efforts, accompanied by his wife, Ana Lucia Pineda, in Bogota, Colombia, August 12, 2026
Latin America / 14 August 2026
14 August 2026

The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR

Street vendors push their cart of vegetables past a mural of Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, August 12, 2026
Latin America / 13 August 2026
13 August 2026
FIDEL’S MOTTO: ‘Fight against which is impossible and wi
Editorial: / 12 August 2026
12 August 2026