Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis
NOVANEWS by Stephen Lendman Officially called a “Free Associated State or Commonwealth,” Puerto Rico has been exploited as a US colony since 1898. Its elected governor is powerless – little more than a potted plant […]
Category: South America
Socialist Cuba ‘Revolution is permanent change’
NOVANEWS Written by Cuba Vive 2015 Cuba Vive 2015 Eyewitness accounts from the Cuba Vive Brigade 2015 With contributions from all the brigadistas, compiled by Sam McGill Between 20 April and 5 May, Rock around […]
Stop playing games with our NHS
NOVANEWS Red Youth The following letter was sent by a Proletarian reader to the British Medical Association journal BMA News. “Readers of BMA News over the last couple of weeks cannot fail to have noticed […]
Ecuador: 8 years of progressive struggle lives on
NOVANEWS By Frank Lara Since June 8, much of international media focusing on Ecuador has highlighted the street protest by the right wing against President Rafael Correa and the Citizens’ Revolution movement. The protest was […]
Colombia, FARC rebels agree on de-escalation plan
NOVANEWS Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels have come to a landmark agreement to de-escalate fighting in the country, sources say. The Colombian […]
Colombia’s Fensuagro Union is Revolutionary, Persecuted, and Undaunted
NOVANEWS By W. T. Whitney Fensuagro, the largest agricultural workers union in Colombia, held its 11th National Congress on June 5 – 8 in Bogota. The theme there was: “We advance for peace, rural peoples’ […]
Ecuador Fights for Survival – Against its Elites
NOVANEWS by ANDRE VLTCHEK To overlook tremendous progress that Ecuador registered under the current administration, would take great determination and discipline. New airports, highways, hospitals and culture centers are everywhere, and they are impressive. Cities are […]
Haiti far from ready to receive those deported from Dominican Republic
NOVANEWS By Milo Milfort Haiti’s ‘Reception Center for Returnees’ at Malpasse consists of this flimsy plywood hut on several acres of bleached white gravel. Photo: Milo Milfort/Haïti Liberté Large sign, announcing non-existent ‘Reception Center for […]
Statement by the Revolutionary Government of Cuba
NOVANEWS By Revolutionary Government of Cuba Statement by the Revolutionary Government of Cuba With the reestablishment of diplomatic ties with the United States, the lifting of the blockade, among other issues, will be essential to […]
The Hidden Script of U.S. Militarization in Honduras
NOVANEWS By Laura V. Natera On June 2, the United States announced that 180 Marines would be deployed to Honduras as a preventative measure primarily concerning the upcoming hurricane season. Both the U.S. Marines and […]