US imperialism

Washington has escalated its neocolonial stranglehold on Venezuela after the June 24 earthquakes. (Jesús Vargas)

Venezuela: The urgency of shedding illusions

Elías Jaua calls for national unity to reclaim Venezuela's sovereignty and right to self-determination.
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Partido Lakas ng Masa (The Philippines): Rubio out! Stop US intervention and wars! Hands off our region!

Rubio is a very dangerous man on a very dangerous mission to the Philippines, warns Partido Lakas ng Masa.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Mustafavi Moosavi Khomeini (1902-1989), Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.

Iran’s revolution was not destined to end in clerical rule

Hossam el-Hamalawy revisits Iran’s revolution through the social forces that drove it, explaining its outcome was not historically inevitable.
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On US intervention and the Venezuelan state: Interview with Federico Fuentes

As part of the ongoing discussion on recent US intervention and the dynamics of the Venezuelan state, Shireen Akram-Boshar and Charlie Post interview Federico Fuentes.
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Cuba: ‘The blockade suffocates and kills silently’

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba.
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Ecology, Trump’s new colonialism and a non-dogmatic theory of imperialism: An interview with Ana Cristina Carvalhaes

Ana Cristina Carvalhaes argues for a non-dogmatic theory of imperialism, which incorporates ecology, understands Trump’s aggressive neo-colonialist shift and recognises sub-imperialist countries.
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215 years after Venezuela's Declaration of Independence: Long live the republic!

In a collective statement, Venezuelan leftists say stability, peace and a just society depend on the restoration of the full exercise of sovereignty.
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Cuba: History and inventory

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.
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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.
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The political, social and economic impact of Venezuela’s twin earthquakes (plus: Despite quakes, US withholds 70% of Venezuela’s oil income)

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.
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Cuba’s postponed transition

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.
A man fills water jugs from a tanker truck in Havana, May 28, 2026. Without fuel, pumps that service homes and businesses are shut down.

‘There is no sovereignty with empty plates’: Cuban president explains urgent need for economic reforms

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.