Latin America & the Caribbean

person riding a bicycle in San Juan

Gubernatorial elections were held on November 5 in the United States colony of Puerto Rico, with pro-independence candidate Juan Dalmau only narrowly defeated by pro-Trump candidate Jenniffer Gonz谩lez-Col贸n, reports Barry Sheppard.

Venezuelan flag and woman voting

Communist Party of Venezuela leader Neirlay Andrade discusses the July 28 election with Federico Fuentes and argues that by refusing to publish results from the July 28 presidential election, the Nicol谩s Maduro government 鈥渋s crossing a line of no return鈥.

Venezuelan oil well and former president Hugo Chavez

Federico Fuentes sat down with sociologist Malfred Gerig聽from the Central University of Venezuela to discuss the United States鈥 sanctions on Venezuela in the context of the country鈥檚 鈥淟ong Depression鈥.

Protesting during Peru's national strike

About 1 million workers across Peru went on strike to demand that the government act against rising violence and extortion at the hands of organised criminal groups, reports Ben Radford.

protesting the Ibero American Summit in Cuenca

Several hundred people marched through the southern Ecuadorean city of Cuenca to protest the Ibero-American Summit, reports Ben Radford.

Three heads

Venezuelan officials have responded with threats and accusations to recent statements from Brazil and Colombia reaffirming their refusal to recognise any new president unless election results are published, reports Federico Fuentes.

Two faces

More than two months after the passing of a 30-day legal deadline, Venezuela鈥檚 National Electoral Council has still not published the full results of the July 28 presidential election, prompting a court appeal, reports Federico Fuentes.

transport workers at an election rally in Venezuela

In the second part of our interview, Steve Ellner, Associate Managing Editor of Latin American Perspectives and a retired professor of the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela, speaks to Federico Fuentes about opposition to United States imperialism and the left鈥檚 appraisal of the Nicol谩s Maduro government in Venezuela.

troops and US flag in background

Steve Ellner, Associate Managing Editor of Latin American Perspectives and a retired professor of the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela, speaks to Federico Fuentes about the need to prioritise the struggle against United States imperialism and the challenges for international solidarity.

Cuban flag

Iv谩n Barreto L贸pez, from the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples, gave the following speech on聽November 6, about the impacts of the United States blockade and how the continued US occupation of Guantanamo represents a violation of Cuban sovereignty.

La Joven Cuba鈥檚 editorial director Harold Cardenas Lema delivered the following letter to the offices of US congresspeople Jim McGovern and Barbara Lee on October 24.

A large crowd gathered to hear Indian Marxist intellectual and writer Vijay Prashad speak about his new book, On Cuba: Reflections on 70 Years Revolution and Struggle, co-authored by Noam Chomsky. Rachel Evans 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听