It was to be expected that the de facto government of Bolivia should join in the lies that Washington is attempting to sell to the world public opinion about the Cuban medical personnel that brings its aid, full of solidarity, to other nations. ... More


President Donald Trump is expected to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Netanyahu's political rival Benny Gantz at the White House on January 28 to unveil the president's "Deal of the Century" peace deal for the Middle East.... More


As the impeachment trial gets underway, President Trump is in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, where he delivered a speech earlier today to the gathered elites. The climate crisis was the top priority for this year’s forum. ... More


We should be skeptical when Trump, or any leader, invokes secret “intelligence” to justify their violent actions.... More


By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout... More


By Kathy Kelly, National Catholic Reporter... More


For the first time over the last 30 years, Panamanian authorities agreed to declare "National Day of Mourning" on December 20th... More


2019 was marked by a further tightening of Washington’s economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba with the imposition on new sanctions by the Donald Trump Administration, though all of the hostile measures by the US crashed against the firm resistance of the Cuban people and the rejection by most nations of the world.... More


UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing a bill which will outlaw advocacy for the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS)... More


A new law giving security forces immunity from prosecution does not bode well for Brazil's democracy... More


What began over a public transportation fare hike in Chile grew into a massive protest movement against inequality and abuse... More


The Duke of York sleeps tonight on a feather pillow in a royal palace. Julian Assange, the publisher of the century sleeps in the hell of Belmarsh Prison, Britain’s own Guantanamo Bay.... More


In a word, he wasn’t “our guy” in La Paz, Bolivia’s political capital.   ... More


The United States’ fingerprints are all over the coup. ... More


The year of 2019 is coming to a close and with it, comes the day most Americans set aside as a day for Thanksgiving. As I let my mind wander beyond the steel bars and concrete walls, I try to imagine what the people who live outside the prison gates are doing, and what they are thinking.... More


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