Latin America
The Trump–Rodríguez pact and Venezuela’s neocolonial subordination
The US-Venezuela oil deal, a product of the pact between “brutalist” imperialism and an authoritarian regime, represents the exercise of arbitrary power through neocolonial subordination, writes Emiliano Teran Mantovani.
Does Delcy Rodríguez have any options?
Trump’s success in wresting concessions from Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez is a clear demonstration of what can be achieved through the barrel of a gun, writes Steve Ellner.
The Mexican left’s debates on race and nation
Tony Wood reminds us that one nation’s left cannot insist they have the answers for every other nation. Understanding different frames that arise out of local conditions can help us achieve the unity sorely needs.
The left and ecology: An increasingly necessary relationship
Historically, the left relegated environmental demands, prioritising the capital-labour conflict over the capital-nature conflict. Today this is unsustainable: class struggles can no longer be separated from ecological struggles, contends Maristella Svampa.
The irresistible rise and fall of Evo Morales
Against all the odds, Evo Morales built a political career that led to the pinnacle of power. Pablo Stefanoni looks at how did he did it, and the nature of his legacy.
Defeating Milei: Left strategy in times of reaction
A socialist policy that merely defines or denounces the far right falls short of the task, writes Martín Mosquera.
The ecosocialist alternative: An interview with Sabrina Fernandes
Sabrina Fernandes puts the case for ecosocialism, notes some of its important contributions to modern Marxist theory, and explains why we need an eco-territorial internationalism.
Cuba: Where is the Russian oil? The truth that Moscow silences
Russia says it is Cuba’s strategic ally. But Russian oil is not arriving. Eduardo Miguel Álvarez Estévez looks at why.
The new frontyard: Why Latin America has become the playground for imperial and fascist experiments
William Callison and Verónica Gago unpacking Trump's end game in Latin America.
Cuba: Who will govern the market?
The crucial question is not how much market an economy can accommodate, but who governs that market and how wealth is concentrated, argues Wilder Pérez Varona.
Venezuela: The urgency of shedding illusions
Elías Jaua calls for national unity to reclaim Venezuela's sovereignty and right to self-determination.
The dark shadow spreading across Latin America
Trump and the global far right have made serious progress in Latin America. The next big battle against this neofascist wave has already begun in Brazil, writes Ana Cristina Carvalhaes.
