In Colombia, the pandemic is widening inequality in access to education
Colombia

In Colombia, the pandemic is widening inequality in access to education

Popular educator, professor and militant Harold García discusses how the pandemic has put stress on the public education system of Colombia and made access to education even less equal

Zoe and Zoe Alexandra
May 29, 2020
New Orleans sanitation workers demand “basic rights that every worker deserves”
United States

New Orleans sanitation workers demand “basic rights that every worker deserves”

Sanitation workers have been on strike since May 5 to demand better conditions and protections amid the coronavirus pandemic

Zoe and Zoe Alexandra
May 13, 2020
Defeat of a dirty military incursion into Venezuela on a Sunday morning
Venezuela

Defeat of a dirty military incursion into Venezuela on a Sunday morning

A group of mercenaries attempted to invade Venezuela early on Sunday May 3. This is the latest in a series of attacks against the Bolivarian Republic.

Vijay Prashad , Paola Estrada , Ana Maldonado and Zoe
May 4, 2020
Colombia’s government acts like a doormat for the United States—and its people aren’t going along with it
Colombia Venezuela

Colombia’s government acts like a doormat for the United States—and its people aren’t going along with it

While the Colombian government may lend itself to US plots against Venezuela, the Colombian people ratify their support to the government and people of Venezuela and condemn their government for ignoring pressing issues at home

Vijay Prashad , Paola Estrada , Ana Maldonado and Zoe
April 11, 2020
Trump sends gun boats to Venezuela while the world partners to fight a deadly pandemic
Venezuela

Trump sends gun boats to Venezuela while the world partners to fight a deadly pandemic

The Trump administration has used the fabricated narco-trafficking charges against Maduro and other officials as an excuse to intensify pressure on Venezuela

Vijay Prashad , Paola Estrada , Ana Maldonado and Zoe
April 4, 2020
As the world tackles the COVID-19 Pandemic, the US raises the pressure on Venezuela
Venezuela

As the world tackles the COVID-19 Pandemic, the US raises the pressure on Venezuela

The US Department of Justice presented charges related to drug-trafficking against Nicolás Maduro and other Venezuelan government officials in a press conference today

Vijay Prashad , Paola Estrada , Ana Maldonado and Zoe
March 26, 2020
Brazil coronavirus
Latin America Caribbean

How Latin America and the Caribbean are dealing with COVID-19

We look at the spread of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean region, as well as responses by governments which have ranged from pro-active and prompt to lax

Zoe and Zoe Alexandra
March 23, 2020
IMF Refuses Aid to Venezuela In the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis
Venezuela

IMF Refuses Aid to Venezuela In the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis

While the international financial body pledged to give economic support to countries struggling amid the pandemic, it obeyed US interests and denied a loan to Venezuela, a move likely to cost lives

Ana Maldonado , Paola Estrada and Zoe
March 19, 2020