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by from Santiago Chile

Chile’s far-right President, José Antonio Kast, ignored the 53rd anniversary of the September 11, 1973, coup d’état, when General Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) overthrew the government of Salvador Allende (1970–1973).

by Raúl Antonio Capote

As detentions of Cubans in the United States increase, the voices most critical of Havana remain silent; no politician—and almost none of the so-called influencers—is speaking out to denounce the abuse. Most Cubans detained and deported to third countries did not cross the border illegally; their entry was, at the time, legal and authorized by U.S. authorities.

by La Jornada editorial

The U.S. Southern Command reported the sinking of the fishing vessel Por siempre don Carlos and the disappearance of its 25 crew members 140 nautical miles off the coast of Manta, Ecuador. With this action, the total number of vessels destroyed by U.S. troops—invited into the country by President Daniel Noboa with the alleged aim of combating drug trafficking—now stands at 10.

by Phil Pasquini

Advocates say hundreds of thousands of Haitians face removal to a country beset by killings, displacement and severe instability, while protests demand restoration of Temporary Protected Status.

by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

Colombia’s decision to withdraw its intervention in South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice does not affect the proceedings, South Africa’s arguments or the Court’s jurisdiction, according to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. The organisation explains that Colombia was an intervening state under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute, not the applicant, and therefore could not halt or withdraw the case itself. The article also examines Colombia’s continuing obligations under the Genocide Convention, including the duty to prevent and punish genocide. It calls on states to support international accountability efforts and uphold the independence of the Court.

by Vijay Prashad

Trump’s campaign to bring Greenland under US control is presented as a national-security project, but Greenlanders have overwhelmingly rejected joining the United States. Vijay Prashad examines the island’s strategic importance, the extensive US military presence already established there, and the historical costs borne by Greenlanders. The article places Trump’s demands within the broader framework of the Monroe Doctrine and its modern “Donroe Doctrine” formulation, linking Greenland to Washington’s wider hemispheric ambitions. It also traces Greenland’s struggle for self-government and independence, arguing that strategic interests, mineral resources and military geography cannot override the political rights and self-determination of Greenland’s people.

Ninety years after the original Nye Committee exposed the arms industry’s corruption, the Pentagon and its contractors are bigger, richer, and more unaccountable than ever.

In 1986, Michael Moore didn’t want to run Paul Berman’s article on Nicaragua. Getting pushed out of Mother Jones turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to his career.

Two organizers who helped build the tech worker movement ask why its victories proved so difficult to turn into lasting power.

Donald Trump’s street-level ICE surges and deportation obsession are wildly unpopular. That isn’t stopping the administration from continuing to target noncitizens over constitutionally protected free speech, including green card holders.

Vladimir Putin has used the war in Ukraine to crush Russian civil society. He’s had a helping hand from Western politicians, whose jingoistic statements help warn Russians off challenging their rulers.

ALTADENA, Calif.—Sylvie Andrews walks among the brilliant white poppies, purple California grapes and olive-green thorns surrounding her yard’s blackened pizza oven—one of the only things that survived last year’s devastating Eaton Fire. But her eyes scan the block beyond, ever-aware of changes to her neighborhood.  Andrews says virtually all of her neighbors have received unsolicited […]

Water regulators and farmers in Colorado’s San Luis Valley are in a lose-lose situation. Either they adopt a plan to aggressively manage the use of groundwater from their rapidly declining aquifer, likely forcing a contraction of the local agricultural economy, or continue overpumping and further lower the water table, which will likely force mass shutoffs […]

4th October 1936: How the fascists were stopped in Cable Street, & how Popular Front moderation nearly led to disaster. From ‘Socialist Press’ in 1977.

We can take antisemitism seriously without making communal identity the organizing principle of public life.

The climate crisis we face won't be solved by AI or nuclear power

Electoral campaigns can feed workplace struggle by politicizing people, raising their expectations, bringing activists together, and giving them experience organizing others. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaigns did all four.

Brazil’s presidential election is on a knife-edge. Right-winger Flávio Bolsonaro has powerful interests on his side but is also counting on the Trump administration’s help to push him over the line.

After years trudging through marshes around San Francisco Bay studying conservation practices, coastal ecologist Megan Kelso realized that one of the largest determinants of wetland health may not be an invasive species lurking with her among the sea grasses, but decisions made miles away in the executive suites of insurance companies.  Wetlands absorb massive volumes […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to scrap a rule that allows shareholders to formally petition companies, one of the ways that shareholder advocacy groups have pressed for more action on climate and sustainability.  Investor and advocacy groups warn that the SEC’s move would block a longstanding avenue for pressuring public companies to factor […]