By Hedelberto López Blanch on July 12, 2026
illustration: Adán Iglesias Toledo.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by convicted President Donald Trump and found him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming Jean Carroll, ordering him to pay her—the former magazine columnist—$5 million. (more…)
July 10, 2026 from Havana
Ernesto-Soberon at the UN
Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ernesto Soberón, has strongly condemned as unfounded and unacceptable the statements made by the Israeli delegation to that organization against his country. (more…)
By Gary Wilson on July 10, 2026
he amphibious assault ship is now docked in La Guaira, Venezuela, after the June 24 earthquakes. Under cover of disaster relief, Washington put a U.S. warship at the country’s primary port.
The U.S. Air Force now runs Venezuela’s main international airport. A U.S. amphibious warship is docked at its principal port. MQ-9 Reaper drones and combat helicopters fly reconnaissance over Caracas. Nearly 2,000 U.S. troops are deployed on land, air and sea in and around the country, operating out of two colonies: U.S.-held Puerto Rico and Dutch-held Curaçao. (more…)
July 9, 2026.
foto: PSL
Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco announced new measures to protest U.S. immigration policies, following the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or during operations. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia Elizalde on July 9, 2026
Cambridge Analytica, a company that marked a first stage in the political use of personal data.
The years 2025 and 2026 mark a turning point for Latin America, with presidential elections that are redefining the geopolitical balance of the region. Recent contests, such as those in Honduras, Peru and Colombia, show the growth of far-right forces that are advancing by narrow margins, in a context of influence operations where external actors no longer try to hide their participation. (more…)
By Jorge Majfud on July 7, 2026
It is nothing short of ironic (and, at the same time, part of the capitalist logic and the dominant systems that co-opt everything) that modern soccer teams emerged in the 19th century from workers’ guilds, from the proletariat organized into unions. Due to the political and social significance of workers’ organizations in the 19th century, soccer leagues became confederations of working-class clubs and, a century later, for-profit enterprises owned by billionaires. (more…)
By Asdrúbal Alamilla on July 8, 2026 from Venezuela
We won’t give up, we won’t give in, we won’t lose heart! And we’ll keep working for our people! We’ll do whatever it takes for life! – Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, June 2026 (more…)
By Gabriel Vera Lopes, Igor Carvalho and Rodrigo Chagas on July 7, 2026 in Havana
foto: Rodrigo Chagas/Brasil de Fato
This coversation with the Cuban president is part of the research for a new documentary produced by Brasil de Fato (more…)