Latin America
Julio Cesar Guanche charts out three paths Cuba could take as a result of the announced reforms: socialist renewal, negotiated transition or subordination to Washington.
Walking the tightrope under siege: Cuba’s reforms and the defence of socialist sovereignty
Cuba’s future need not be reduced to a choice between bureaucratic centralization and private capital accumulation, writes Isaac Saney.
The Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee reveal the extent of the tragedy triggered by Venezuela’s double earthquake, amid US military aggression, tutelage and financial restrictions.
An interview with three Cuban economists — Juan Triana, Omar Everleny, and Julio Carranza — on the approved package of 176 economic measures in Cuba and the key priorities for overcoming the crisis.
When life for the people becomes so difficult, the primary duty is not to explain the crisis better, but to change whatever needs to be changed, contends Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
Cuba: An urgent, but risky, reform
The US economic war on Cuba makes reform riskier, yet this pressure has ultimately propelled a transformation that had been continuously postponed, writes La Joven Cuba.
Cuba has been abandoned by those who claim to challenge the unipolar order
With Cuba under attack from the US empire, major powers that present themselves as defenders of a multipolar world have confined themselves to declarations of solidarity, writes Eric Toussaint.
An inverse transition: Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela’s first post-Chavista president
Social movements in the region are resisting anti-popular policies. But Chavismo’s state restructuring and austerity faces no opposition in Venezuela. Manuel Azuaje Reverón explains why.
In power for just six months, the government of Bolivia’s centre-right president Rodrigo Paz Pereira hangs in the balance, writes Forrest Hylton.
The ‘Start of Summer’ Festival at the crossroads of Cuba’s political project
Cuba’s “heroic resistance” takes many forms, writes Rubén Padrón Garriga. While some cannot sleep due to heat and blackouts, others dance to the beat of reggaeton in a hotel pool.
Claudio Katz: ‘The Argentine left must aim to govern with a strategy for power’
Claudio Katz assesses socialist MP Myriam Bregman’s newfound prominence in Argentine politics and some of the debates this has provoked on the left.
‘Surprise’ election result poses new challenges for Colombia’s left
The rapid rise of a far-right candidate in the presidential campaign should not have been a surprise. A left win in the second round won’t be easy, but the battle is far from over, writes Ana Cristina Carvalhaes.
