Funeral procession in Iran
Iran United States

War as far as the eye can see: the US-led imperialist bloc is a threat to humanity

The US war on Iran is a decisive moment for humanity, signaling the end of the “rules-based order” and international law and a policy of endless war.

Eduardo Rodriguez
March 4, 2026
MIchael Parenti
Cuba Puerto Rico

Michael Parenti, the Cuban Revolution, and the joy of reading red books

A tribute to Marxist thinker Michael Parenti for Red Books Day traces one reader’s political awakening through reading, Cuba, and the revolution that feeds the children.

Eduardo Rodriguez
March 3, 2026
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), stage light armored vehicles ashore in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, September 22, 2025.
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and weaponized colonialism

Puerto Rico’s remilitarization reveals the island’s colonial role in Washington’s war on Venezuela. A legacy that extends through a century of militarism, constitutional colonialism, and resistance.

Eduardo Rodriguez
January 30, 2026
Mobilization in Venezuela calls for return of Maduro
United States Venezuela

Washington’s war on sovereignty and development in Venezuela

The war on Venezuela is a war on the very idea that the people of the Global South can convert their wealth into sovereignty, and sovereignty into a different future.

Eduardo Rodriguez
January 12, 2026