2026 – Page 13 – Struggle

From Attica to Rikers to Brooklyn: death behind bars in New York

January 7, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

The detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and revolutionary leader Cilia Flores — prisoners of war and political captives of U.S. imperialism — inside a Brooklyn jail in New York State draws urgent attention to […]

New Orleans marches for Palestine at start of Mardi Gras

January 7, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

New Orleans, Jan. 6 – Marchers under the banner of “New Orleans for a Free Palestine” filled the street ahead of the Joan of Arc parade, the first of the Mardi Gras season. With a […]

Burkina Faso: coup attempt against Traoré defeated as people mobilize to defend the revolution

January 7, 2026 Colby Byrd

On Jan. 3, while the fascist pigs in Washington brutalized the Venezuelan people, Burkina Faso was shaken by an attempted coup backed by the fascist pigs in Paris. This marks a new addition to the […]

Who are Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores — and why Washington kidnapped them

January 5, 2026 Gary Wilson

On Jan. 3, 2026, the Trump administration carried out one of the most brazen acts of imperialist aggression seen in Latin America in decades. U.S. forces invaded Venezuela and seized its elected president, Nicolás Maduro, […]

Venezuela and the U.S. Black community

January 5, 2026 December 12th Movement International Secretariat

Statement from the December 12th Movement International Secretariat The December 12th Movement denounces the kidnapping of President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores; the bombing of Venezuela and the murder of at least 40 […]

Oil wealth, class power, and imperialist siege in Venezuela

January 5, 2026 Gary Wilson

The political durability of the Bolivarian Revolution is grounded in material gains won by the working class and the poor. It is anchored in a concrete social contract that transforms Venezuela’s oil wealth into improvements […]

From the Monroe Doctrine to Caracas: how a declining empire turns to force

January 5, 2026 Gary Wilson

The jets over Caracas in the early hours of Jan. 3 were not an aberration. They were a signal. By the time the sun rose, Venezuela’s president had been kidnapped by U.S. special forces and […]

Combatienetes cubanos caidos en venezuela

Cuba reports 32 fighters killed in U.S. attack on Venezuela

January 5, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

The Cuban government announced Jan. 4 that 32 Cuban citizens were killed during the U.S. military strike on Venezuela in the early morning hours of Jan. 3. The fighters were serving missions on behalf of […]

Trump threatens war on Iran as U.S. economic stranglehold tightens

January 5, 2026 Gary Wilson

On Jan. 2, Donald Trump posted a threat on Truth Social that should alarm anyone paying attention. “If Iran shots [sic] and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America […]

New Orleans protest denounces ICE and National Guard occupation

January 5, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

New Orleans, Jan. 2 – In downtown, dozens marched against Trump’s National Guard and ICE occupation. The action started with a rally in front of Armstrong Park. The march went through busy parts of the […]