Trump Is Using Mexico’s Oil to Put the Squeeze on Cuba
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, wants to send Cuba some desperately needed oil. Donald Trump sent the US Navy into the Caribbean to make sure that doesn’t happen.
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The Empire’s Amnesia
When it comes to imperialism, Latin America never forgets, and the United States never remembers.
Gene Sharp, the Cold War Intellectual Whose Ideas Seduced the Left
Gene Sharp has been called the most important American political figure you’ve never heard of. How did a militant Cold Warrior come to wield so much influence in protest movements from Venezuela to the Middle East?
John Bolton Is Gone. The Threat of War Is Not.
John Bolton has exited the Trump White House. But his bellicose, bloodthirsty worldview is still the basic operating system of the Trump administration — and still threatens to lead us into war.
Entre la «etapa prechavista» y la soberanía popular
El socialismo está lejos aún de tocarle la puerta a Colombia. Pero hay algo en lo que Álvaro Uribe Vélez no se equivoca: el uribismo se encuentra en cuidados intensivos.
The Fight to Transform Peru Has Only Just Begun
A month since teacher and labor activist Pedro Castillo was elected Peruvian president, his far-right opponents are still trying to stop him from taking office. The attempt to overturn the election shows the elites' refusal to accept defeat — and the dangers the Left faces as it seeks a break from the country's neoliberal model.
Donald Trump Is Weakening US Influence in Latin America
Thanks to its stances on issues ranging from deportations to trade policy, the Trump administration is undermining US influence across Latin America, increasing political polarization in the region, and strengthening the hand of progressive forces there.
Iván Cepeda on the Risk of US Meddling in Colombia’s Election
Left-wing Colombian presidential candidate Iván Cepeda speaks to Jacobin about the accomplishments of Gustavo Petro, the US attack on Venezuela, and the Trump administration’s dangerous interventions across Latin America.
The “Epstein Class” Investigates Itself
The investment portfolio of the interim US Attorney for the Southern District of New York shows financial stakes in Epstein-associated financial institutions and Venezuelan oil interests. The Trump appointee stands to win big from his own investigations.
Lessons Earned
What have we learned from the Pink Tide’s years in power?
The Media’s Quinoa Wars
The media is debating food politics — and missing the mark.
Bulletproof Neoliberalism
To understand how a body of thought became an era of capitalism requires more than intellectual history.
How to End Empire
Economic crisis alone won’t end US imperialism. Only a political threat from below can do that.
Peace for Whom?
The benefits of peace between FARC and the Colombian government will not be widely felt.
How to Change the World
Looking back at the Pink Tide’s accomplishments, and the roots of its shortcomings.
On the Precipice
With the Trump threat looming and Raúl Castro possibly stepping down, the future of the Cuban Revolution is uncertain.
Why Do So Many Western Leftists Defend Robert Mugabe?
Apologetics for a kleptocratic tyrant have nothing to do with anti-imperialism.
Cuba in 1968
1968 was a decisive turning point in the Cuban Revolution.
Defeat Without Despair in Colombia
Recent elections in Colombia saw the Right's Iván Duque win the presidency. But the Colombian left had its most impressive turnout in history.
Why Did Facebook Purge TeleSUR English?
TeleSUR English is a rare voice of dissent to US foreign policy. Is that why Facebook deleted its page?