Place: Latin America
Online Presentation by Lisbeth Moya Gonzalez to Northeast Los Angeles Alliance for Democracy on November 15,
[For Spanish, version]
Since I have lived in Ecuador, I receive prayer chains. In my circle, there are mothers of friends, elderly ladies whose contacts I have by chance, who send me “God bless you” stickers every morning. In those ladies
Since I have lived in Ecuador, I receive prayer chains. In my circle, there are mothers of friends, elderly ladies whose contacts I have by chance, who send me “God bless you” stickers every morning. In those ladies
Mexico remains very close to the colonialist state of Israel, with which it is a close collaborator. Israel has an embassy, a trade office, and four honorary consulates in Mexico. It actively promotes Israeli companies, which export the tools for war with the full backing of the Mexican government and army.
During its first nine months, the Trump administration has deployed warships and military infrastructure to the Caribbean, blown up small boats accused of drug trafficking, imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian products, and exerted extreme pressure on the Mexican government.
At the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro (6–7 July 2025), no real desire to break away from the US currency was expressed. De-dollarzation remains a distant prospect.
Now I’m just back from a visit, my first in several years, seeing and talking with old friends of various views, left, right, and center.
This is not just any election campaign: it features low-budget TikTok videos, recycled soap opera actors—almost all of them from the 1990s—and a political narrative that offers no redemption but promises dire consequences.
But here it is, August again. I will turn 81 in a few days and so will my age-mate the atomic bomb. You and I will continue, as we know, to live in the shadow of the bomb until we create a movement to rid ourselves of it.
We are going through a stage marked by Trumpist aggression against Latin America, and Mesoamerica in particular, in a sort of 21st century Monroe Doctrine.
The beginning of Donald Trump’s second presidential term on January 20 was a crucial day in international politics and for Indigenous migrant communities in the United States.
In his first two week in office, President Donald Trump has violated the Constitution and broken the law to carry out measures that threaten millions working peoples’ jobs and the health, education, and social welfare programs of the elderly, children and the poor.
On his return to the presidency on January 20, Donald Trump rescinded his predecessor Joe Biden’s short-lived removal of Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) designation. The SSOT designation will further isolate Cuba diplomatically and economically.
Biden only removed
Biden only removed
In order not to forget on the Mexican Day of the Dead, which is commemorated every November 1 and 2, feminist groups will honor the victims of femicide with marches, masses and offerings.
Democratic planning should not be primarily approached simply from a technocratic point of view, but from a perspective of political self-education through a national debate.
The situation of women and LGBTQ folks in Cuba and the challenges facing queer and feminist activists.
We confront Maduro’s political regime. At the same time we oppose the bosses’ opposition led by María Corina Machado.
Dan La Botz critically examines the authoritarian and militarist legacy of López Obrador, and prospects for Claudia Sheinbaum’s presidency.
Protests continue to erupt across Venezuela following the disputed presidential election of July 28.
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