Month: October 2022

Around the world

Brazilian democracy scores a victory against considerable odds

October 31, 2022 Gustavo A. Maranges
October 30 – Just a few minutes ago, Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal announced Lula da Silva’s victory by over 2 million votes or 1.5%. Undoubtedly it was a tight race with many obstacles for the […]
Events

The terrors of colonialism: A Halloween freedom march for Puerto Rico

October 31, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
For Immediate Release Contacts: Gabriela Malespin -787-501-9528 nyboricuaresistance@gmail.com Lorraine Liriano- 347-228-2214 lorrainejoiedevivredejoie @gmail.com prnosevende@gmail.com What: Puerto Ricans and allies will march in a contingent in The Village Halloween Parade to bring attention to the Terrors […]
Cuba

Demonstrations in New York, Los Angeles and other cities call for an end to the blockade on Cuba

October 31, 2022 Resumen Latinoamericano
Large demonstrations on the East and West coasts of the US took place yesterday calling for the end of the Blockade of Cuba as the annual vote in the General Assembly of the UN approaches […]
China

Does the U.S. chip ban on China amount to a declaration of war in the computer age?

October 30, 2022 Prabir Purkayastha
The United States has gambled big in its latest across-the-board sanctions on Chinese companies in the semiconductor industry, believing it can kneecap China and retain its global dominance. From the slogans of globalization and “free trade” of […]
Around the world

Haiti: U.S. disinformation campaign provides pretext as UN military intervention looms

October 30, 2022 Dan Cohen
As a popular uprising engulfs Haiti and threatens to topple the U.S.-backed regime of de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henry, Washington is seeking to deploy a military force to target the figure at the storm’s […]
Around the world

Guinea’s plight lays bare the greed of foreign mining companies in the Sahel

October 30, 2022 Vijay Prashad
On October 20, 2022, in Guinea, a protest organized by the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) took place. The protesters demanded the ruling military government (the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development, or […]
Political Prisoners

Demand buried evidence in Mumia’s case be heard

October 29, 2022 Lallan Schoenstein
Protesters rallied in Philadelphia at a Pennsylvania court on Oct. 26, demanding the release of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. Protesters inside the court supported his lawyers, Judith Ritter and Samuel Spital.  The lawyers argued that […]
Around the world

Bolivia: Elitist coup attempt in Santa Cruz

October 29, 2022 Angel Guerra Cabrera
The ultra-right-wing governor of the department of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, and his separatist clique have been maintaining an elitist and bosses’ strike against the government of Bolivia since October 21, which has already […]
Cuba

The sport of marking the enemy

October 29, 2022 Rosa Miriam Elizalde
On Monday, Oct. 24, at noon Twitter users noticed a modification to the tagging policy. The social media platform began tagging a group of public media outlets as “affiliated with the Cuban government” and the […]
Around the world

The military-industrial media complex strikes again

October 29, 2022 Eve Ottenberg
Tens of thousands protested against the skyrocketing cost of living and against Macron in France October 16, led by left-wing politician Jean Luc Melenchon, but there were few front page or top-of-the-hour headlines in the […]