Author: ChicagoALBASolidarity

formerly Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban Five

Venezuela & ALBA News 9.15.2025: US War Moves against Venezuela reveal the US involvement in Drug Trafficking

TeleSur: Venezuela Stages Nationwide Militia Drills in Response to US Threats Venezuela conducted nationwide training for the Bolivarian Militia, as a response to potential military threats from the US. Defense Minister Padrino said Washington seeks to “turn the Caribbean Sea into a war zone.” Exercises were carried out across all 312 military garrisons in the … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 9.15.2025: US War Moves against Venezuela reveal the US involvement in Drug Trafficking

The Peoples Conference for Palestine: Another Step Forward

Stansfield Smith The well-organized Palestine conference in Detroit brought over 4600 there, with a heavy Palestinian presence. Most of the speakers in the plenaries were genuine Palestinian activists tested in battle, not well-known writers or professors. The over 270 journalists who have been targeted and murdered for informing the world of the endless US-Israeli slaughter … Continue reading The Peoples Conference for Palestine: Another Step Forward

Venezuela & ALBA News #570, 9.8.2025: Venezuela Organizing 8 Million in Militias to Prepare for US Attack; Solidarity from Latin American nations

Orinoco Tribune: Majority of CELAC Members Voice Alarm Over US Military Moves in Caribbean  Colombia President Petro: “The United States government, if it respects international law, has my full support, but if it violates it, we must rebuild our collaboration. Under my administration, Colombia does not collaborate with murderers.”  Most member countries from the Community … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News #570, 9.8.2025: Venezuela Organizing 8 Million in Militias to Prepare for US Attack; Solidarity from Latin American nations

Venezuela & ALBA News 9.2.2025: Venezuela Readies for US Attack; The Lie of Venezuela as a Narco State; Daniel Ortega and Diaz-Canel ALBA Speeches

TeleSur: President Maduro Addresses the World Over the U.S. Military Threat “The heirs of the old colonialisms and supremacisms hold power and still view our nations with contempt and arrogance…A global awareness is rising that will not allow, under any circumstances, the imposition of a new type of supremacism or colonialism, either in Our America … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 9.2.2025: Venezuela Readies for US Attack; The Lie of Venezuela as a Narco State; Daniel Ortega and Diaz-Canel ALBA Speeches

Venezuela & ALBA News 8.25.2025: On the Collapse of the MAS revolution in Bolivia; Venezuela Mobilizes Five Million against the New US Military Threat

The Collapse of the MAS revolution in Bolivia US Role in Divisions in Bolivia’s MAS party The US goal was to remove Evo and Arce and elect a rightwinger in 2025. In April 2024 US chargé d'affaires in Bolivia, Debra Hevia: “We have been working for a long time to achieve change in Bolivia, time is … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 8.25.2025: On the Collapse of the MAS revolution in Bolivia; Venezuela Mobilizes Five Million against the New US Military Threat

Alex Saab, facing threats from the US empire: “Don’t let them dare, because there is a people here united to defend themselves.”

On Sunday, August 24, the Minister of Industry and National Production, Alex Saab, attended Plaza Bolívar in Caracas, where he participated in the Bolivarian Militia's enlistment rally in defense of Venezuela's peace, sovereignty, and integrity against threats from imperialism. Alex Saab, who is also president of the International Center for Productive Investment (CIIP), responded to US imperialism's threats … Continue reading Alex Saab, facing threats from the US empire: “Don’t let them dare, because there is a people here united to defend themselves.”

Atilio Boron: Notes on the Bolivian political tragedy

The image accompanying this article illustrates the profound changes experienced by the Plurinational State Assembly and the catastrophic nature of the MAS defeat in Bolivia. This ended a cycle that began with Evo Morales' victory in the December 2005 presidential election and his entry into the Palacio Quemado in La Paz on January 22, 2006. … Continue reading Atilio Boron: Notes on the Bolivian political tragedy

Venezuela & ALBA News 8.18.2025: Bolivia – Another Example of Left Disunity Handing a Victory to the US Rulers; New US War Plans against Venezuela

Bolivia TeleSur: The Dreadful Division of the Left in Bolivia Paves the Way for the Right This Sunday marked a significant setback in Bolivia. The detrimental division among the country’s popular and leftist forces has opened doors for right-wing candidates. Two right-wing candidates will compete in the second round run-off of the presidential election. Bolivia … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 8.18.2025: Bolivia – Another Example of Left Disunity Handing a Victory to the US Rulers; New US War Plans against Venezuela

Revolutionary Third World Leaders Praise China’s World Role

China is a modern superpower, as is the US, but a qualitatively different superpower. The US uses military aggression, coups, and sanctions to impose US corporate interests worldwide. China is a peaceful power that respects national sovereignty, mutual development, and non-interference. Despite opposing imperialism, a tendency in the Western left is to recycle Western anti-China … Continue reading Revolutionary Third World Leaders Praise China’s World Role