February 25, 4:00 pm PST/7:00 pm EST Alex Main will address the implications for the Americas of the recent elections in Bolivia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, as well as the coming elections in Chile and Peru. He will discuss how US policy towards Latin America may be affected by a new US president. Alex Main is … Continue reading February 25: Recent Latin American Elections Repudiate Neoliberalism, with Alex Main of CEPR
Venezuela & ALBA News 2.5.2021: Decisive Ecuador Election for Latin America; webinars
Ecuador Peoples Dispatch: The anti-neoliberal program of Andrés Arauz, candidate of the pro-Citizens Revolution party Union for Hope (UNES) The Grayzone: Corrupt firm funded by right-wing candidate will produce Ecuador election exit polls MintpressNews: With Anti-IMF Candidate Surging in Polls, Ecuador’s Moreno Flies To DC Amid Talk of Suspending Election COHA: Presidential Elections Could Bring … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 2.5.2021: Decisive Ecuador Election for Latin America; webinars
Write to ‘In These Times’ about their smear job on Cuba “the Western Hemisphere’s most undemocratic government”
InTheseTimes, a well-known liberal journal, runs an article in its February issue attacking Cuba in a tone akin to the Trump government. It refers to the “repression of the Western Hemisphere’s most undemocratic government,” which they allege to be Cuba. Not Bolsonaro’s Brazil, Chile with its police who blind protesters, Colombia’s death squad supporting government, Honduras’ coup regime, Haiti’s hated rulers, … Continue reading Write to ‘In These Times’ about their smear job on Cuba “the Western Hemisphere’s most undemocratic government”
Venezuela-ALBA 1.29.2021: US Blocking Vaccine Funds for Venezuela; New Terrorist Attempt Thwarted; Ecuador Election; Crucial Year for Nicaragua; Webinars
Venezuela Progressive International statement: Joe Biden, End Illegal US Sanctions Now As President, Joseph Biden must take urgent action to restore the right of all countries to have sovereign relations with the world, untrammeled by US interference through their sanctions policy. Orinoco Tribune (Nino Pagliccia): Venezuela: The Geneva Agreement on Essequibo Cannot be Waived CodePink … Continue reading Venezuela-ALBA 1.29.2021: US Blocking Vaccine Funds for Venezuela; New Terrorist Attempt Thwarted; Ecuador Election; Crucial Year for Nicaragua; Webinars
Venezuela & ALBA Weekly 1.22.2021: Biden Backs Guaido; New Measures against Venezuela; Bolivia Stands with Palestine
Venezuela Venezuelanalysis: Venezuela: Biden to Endorse Guaido; Trump Issues Parting Sanctions TeleSur: Guaido Prevents the Use of Frozen Funds for Vaccines Vijay Prashad on his new book Viviremos: Venezuela vs. Hybrid War Book: Extraordinary Threat : The U.S. Empire, the Media, and Twenty Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela Sputnik News: Twitter Suspends Account of … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA Weekly 1.22.2021: Biden Backs Guaido; New Measures against Venezuela; Bolivia Stands with Palestine
What We Will Miss with the End of the Trump Presidency
Stansfield Smith On January 6, President Trump and his “deplorables” made the US Empire look dysfunctional to the whole world by overtaking the Capitol, causing those corporate tools, our “elected representatives,” to run and hide. Does that set a bar for what is needed to bring health care for all, to end what Martin Luther … Continue reading What We Will Miss with the End of the Trump Presidency
Webinar 2 de febrero – Elecciones presidenciales de Ecuador: Mónica Palacios, candidata de la UNES para América del Norte, entrevistada por Joe Emersberger
Martes 2 de febrero, 7 pm zona horario del este Mónica Palacios es la candidata por la alianza Unión por la Esperanza (UNES) a la Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador (representando a los ecuatorianos en EEUU y Canada). UNES es el actual partido pro-Rafael Correa. Ella será entrevistada por Joe Emersberger, escritor frecuente sobre Ecuador y … Continue reading Webinar 2 de febrero – Elecciones presidenciales de Ecuador: Mónica Palacios, candidata de la UNES para América del Norte, entrevistada por Joe Emersberger
Venezuela & ALBA Weekly 1.15.2021: National Assembly raises greater communal power; Maduro’s report on 2020; webinars
Venezuela Orinoco Tribune: 2020, An Exceptional Year for Venezuela: Key Points of the President’s Annual Address to the Nation “The most brutal thing we have faced is the economic war. The attack in the last five years has been multifaceted. It has attacked all fronts: gold, oil, import of goods, domestic production. There is no … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA Weekly 1.15.2021: National Assembly raises greater communal power; Maduro’s report on 2020; webinars
February 2 webinar – Ecuador’s Presidential Election: Monica Palacios, UNES candidate for North America, interviewed by Joe Emersberger
Tuesday February 2, 7 pm Eastern time On February 7, Ecuador holds important national elections. The progressive UNES party is leading in pre-election polls with the possibility of replacing the current rightwing government. Monica Palacios is a UNES party candidate for National Assembly. She is running for the seat that would represent Ecuadorians in North America. She will be … Continue reading February 2 webinar – Ecuador’s Presidential Election: Monica Palacios, UNES candidate for North America, interviewed by Joe Emersberger
Venezuela & ALBA News 1.8.2021 West’s Stance on Venezuela is Shifting; four Venezuela webinars Jan 9, 12, 17, 21
A New World Is Possible: Combating COVID-19 Deaths per Million Cuba 13 Venezuela … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 1.8.2021 West’s Stance on Venezuela is Shifting; four Venezuela webinars Jan 9, 12, 17, 21
Chicago ALBA Solidarity 