U.S. interference mars Latin American elections
The people of Colombia and Peru are waiting for final results in sharply-polarized presidential elections. In Colombia, U.S. officials from President Trump on down, interfered openly, just as they did in Honduras and elsewhere. Right-wing candidates appeal to fears over personal security in ways that make values of democracy and human rights feel abstract.
We say “no” to the U.S. war on Cuba. Why won’t Canada?
Today, Canadian churches, labour unions, development agencies and solidarity groups are calling on our government to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cuba – cornerstone rights of all states guaranteed in the United Nations Charter.
Hey Canada! Just say NO to U.S. threats against Cuba
As the United States ramps up its economic war against Cuba (and threatens worse), the Canadian government is shamefully silent. It’s a dramatic departure from past action in support of Cuba’s sovereignty.
In Colombia, “mass mobilization” needed to counter Trump’s candidate
Trump has again interfered in a Latin American election, this time endorsing a far-right candidate in Colombia’s presidential election. But Colombians are pressing back.
The Vatican’s mass for the “beloved people of Cuba”
I’m sharing the text here of a homily by Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny offered for the “beloved people of Cuba.” Here, he insists that “humanitarian aid should arrive in sufficient quantities and without hindrance and must never be exploited for political or geopolitical ends.”
Santa Marta: Transitioning away from fossil fuels
A climate conference in Santa Marta, Colombia, showed that the global conversation has shifted from whether to phase out oil, gas and coal to how to do it, with financing emerging as one of the biggest obstacles.
Canadian casualties as U.S. takes aim at Cuban businesses
After a Canadian mining company suspended its operations in Cuba, the Canadian Network on Cuba said the Canadian government must “take immediate and decisive action in defence of Canadian sovereignty, international law, and the right of Canadian companies to conduct lawful business free from foreign coercion and intimidation.”
Joel Suárez: “Solidarity is the political name for love”
In the context of the arrival of the Nuestra América convoy in Cuba, Joel Suárez spoke with La Jornada opinions editor Luis Hernández Navarro about the motivations of those who have rallied to help the island in the face of President Donald Trump’s “cynical and genocidal siege.” I am pleased to share some excerpts of their conversation here.
Ecuador bans opposition party, criminalizes ecological defenders, joins U.S. military attacks
Amid free trade talks with Canada, Ecuador bans an opposition party, criminalizes ecological defenders. and conducts joint military operations with the United States.
The Shield of the Americas: a summit of nations on their knees
The sight of a dozen leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean joined with Donald Trump made me think of a 1992 film, El Viaje, and its depiction of the Organizations of Countries on their Knees.
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