North America

Statement of Workers’ Voice/La Voz De l@s Trabajadores on the current situation at the US border 23 September 2021 Our party stands in solidarity with immigrants from Haiti who are being brutalized by the US capitalist regime, and with the people of Haiti suffering the most recent and acute crises impacting their country. Open the […]

  By João Pedro Mendonça and Wilson Honório da Silva, translated to English by Carlos Jara Last week, on the 28th and 29th of March, powerful scenes took place at protests in Haiti as the Haitian people opened a new chapter in a long history of struggle against racism, bourgeois authoritarian governments, and imperialist interventions. […]

Revolution is a Process  Huey Newton on Revolutionary Strategy and Consciousness By James Markin Founded in 1966, the Black Panther Party (BPP) remains a shining light in the history of the US left. Deeply based in the black nationalist tradition of Malcolm X, the BPP also took inspiration from the ideas of Karl Marx, Vladimir […]

Our Americas: José Martí and the International Fight Against Imperialism by Sean Joseph January 28, 2021 was the 168th anniversary of the birth of José Martí. For those unfamiliar, Martí occupies a nearly sacrosanct position within the national mythology and memory of Cubans. Often called “el apóstol” (the apostle) and “el maestro” (the teacher) he […]

By Brian Crawford   Crises are endemic to capitalism. Increasingly, even when economic indicators point toward prosperity, this prosperity only extends to a very thin layer within society. Labor has for many decades experienced wage losses and massive reductions in state interventions to ameliorate the worst aspects of capitalism. Lacking sufficient federal funding for social […]

Donald Trump is increasing his war on the economic attacks with a proposed bilateral US-Mexico trade deal that replaces the US-Mexico-Canada North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This forces Mexico to make new concessions, while demanding of Canada, if they are to join, substantial changes to their economic relations – to the benefit of the […]

The arrival of Christopher Columbus and the colonization gave rise to statements that have little to do with the reality, from which the conquerors and their descendants sought to justify themselves.

Mauricio Macri’s triumph in presidential elections in Argentina seems to have given some credence to many left-wing groups, who say there is a “right-wing turn” going on in our continent. A clear example of this point of view is the statement of the so called “Intellectuals and artists in defense of humanity network”, published a […]

The facts are so well known that don’t need not be detailed. And no wonder, the arrival of Columbus to America was one of the most important events in all history. So, despite the 523 years that have passed, it still is worth wondering: what were the causes and the consequences of October 12, 1492?

Juan Manuel Contreras Sepúlveda has died. Contreras is considered the worst criminal in the history of Chile. During the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990), he was the most feared man in the country. He was one of the creators and organizers of Operation Condor and the head of the National Intelligence Directorate (Dina) of Chile.